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A SnakeBot is different from a snake-arm robot in that the SnakeBot robot types are usually more self-contained, where a snake-arm robot usually has remote mechanicals from the arm itself, possibly connected to a larger system. These snakes have to regularly travel across boulders and fallen trees – they’re the masters of movement and there’s much we can learn from them,” he said.
Previous studies had mainly looked at snake movements on flat surfaces, but rarely in 3D terrain, except for on trees. They say that compared to robot snakes from other studies, their creation is more stable than all but one, and came close to matching a real snake’s speed.Software for SnakeBot is also being developed by NASA for them to be able to learn by experiencing the skills to scale obstacles and remember the techniques.
This orange snake, which moves like a real snake and has realistic eyeballs, plus a tongue which flicks in and out, is ideal for little ones who love the animal kingdom. It is hoped that the robots may some day help to explore inaccessible terrain, such as rubble after an earthquake.This redundancy can make them resistant to failure because they can continue to operate even if parts of their body are destroyed.