From: Coolest Gadgets
Some of you might remember when we covered the Omnitread, an odd
snake-like robot with the ability to crawl into small places.
Apparently, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory is working on similar
technology with a Robotic Tentacle Manipulator. As you can see, it
has three snake robots on a circle base. These robot [...]
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