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January 9, 2006

Snake Robot

at 5:12 am. Filed under Complex Hacks, Electronic Hacks, Insane Equipment

This is Snake robot number 7, go to the site to see the other 6. There are also interesting videos available on the site.

Materials: Expanded PVC plastic, steel rod, and plastic gears

S7 is an experimental prototype that is still under development. It was inspired by a Dr. Miller’s encounter with a python. In particular it avoids using wheels to achieve locomotion by implementing a more advanced segment design. This allows for rectilinear locomotion. S7 is far more sophisticated electronically than previous snake robots in the series, including bidirectional packet-based radio and a variety of sensors.

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