They may not have legs, but snakes know how to get around: they can swim, climb, even glide through the air. If you could make a robot that could tap into snake locomotion, you’d have one versatile ...

A robot from Carnegie Mellon takes the snake-bot concept and uses the twisty robo-critters as legs for a strange new machine. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a ...

Watch out, desert-dwellers: this snakelike robot can slither its way sideways up a sand dune. “Sidewinding appears to be a really complicated and an unintuitive way to move on sand, and no one knew in ...

For those who like to keep snakes and robots at an arm’s distance, don’t watch this video. It shows a snake-bot climb a pole and coil around a guy’s bicep. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

While you are out enjoying your Labor Day festivities, keep an eye out for robot snakes in the trees. The CMU robotics lab has built a snake bot named Uncle Sam that can climb trees and poles. As you ...

Basilisk? Nope, just your run-of-the-mill giant serpentine robot build. This build aims to recreate Titanoboa, a prehistoric snake which measured more than fifty feet long and weighted over a ton.