Snake Robot Coils on Contact When Thrown at Pole or Branch

Posted on March 22, 2013

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon's Biorobotics Laboratory have developed a snake robot that can coil on contact when it is hurled at a branch or pole. This way the thrown robot can quickly perch itself and keep from falling to the ground. Automaton warns the flying snake robots could be used as a weapon to coil around a person's neck as well. The project is being funded by the Army Research Lab.

Once it is safely coiled around a tree branch or pole the snake robot can then move itself into a good location for stealthy scouting and reconnaissance.

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