WASHINGTON – How do you make a better snake robot? You study snakes, of course. Researchers on Thursday said they conducted experiments to learn precisely how sidewinder rattlesnakes are able to ...

Researchers at John Hopkins College have built a snake robot whose function is to aid in search and rescue projects. The team built the robot based on how snakes move and navigate through rubble.

[Will Donaldson] has been making robot snakes of all sorts. One of his snakes hugs the ground, slithering across it with a sine wave motion. Flipping it on its side and calling different code ...

Researchers have developed a snake robot that possesses great manoeuvrability, paving the way for future search and rescue missions.

This robot will be made from several identical modules that are linked together, each one with a driven set of wheels and some servos to make it flex.

Snakes and ladders used to be a board game, now it's an integral part of our shared robot dystopian future. Can't wait!

Sidewinder snake helps engineers design a better robot [VIDEO] A team led by Georgia Tech researchers tests sidewinder snakes, both real and robotic, to learn how they move on a sandy surface.

The German shepherd had sniffed his way through a 60-foot tunnel to reach the person trapped inside. He barked furiously to signal his human handlers — and a coiled robot snake dropped from his ...