snake like robots

souryu:-
snake robots are also known as serpentine robots.as the name suggests, these robots possess multiple actuatedjoints thus mulitple degrees of freedom.this gives them superior ability to flex, reach, and approach ahuge volume in its workspace with infinte number of configurations.this redundance in configurations gives them the technical name:hyper redundant robots. ideally, the future snake design will consist of three degree of freedom stages - roll, pitch, and extension.souryu or blue dragon, is a remote-controlled robot designed bytokyo institute of technology's professor shigeo hirose.the snake-like souryu crawls using six tracks, two on each side of its three-part body. it is equipped with a camera and microphone to search for victims, and can bend at the joints or roll over on its side to maneuver through rubble.