HomeMagazine2021June 2021, Vol. 248, No. 6Snakebot Slithering Its Way Toward Pipeline Inspection Mode

June 2021, Vol. 248, No. 6

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Snakebot Slithering Its Way Toward Pipeline Inspection Mode

Special to P&GJ   Garnegie Mellon University’s snake-like robot can now slither its way underwater, allowing the modular robotics platform to inspect ships, submarines and infrastructure for damage.   A team from the Biorobotics Lab in the School of Computer Science’s Robotics Institute tested the Hardened Underwater Modular Robot Snake (HUMRS) recently in the university’s pool, diving the robot through underwater hoops, showing off its precise and smooth swimming, and demonstrating its ease of control.   “We can go places that other robots cannot,” said Howie Choset, the Kavčić-Moura Professor of Computer Science. “It can snake around and squeeze into hard-to-reach underwater spaces.

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