Carnegie Mellon s Snakebot Takes to the Water
Photo: Carnegie Mellon University
Looking like a cross between an oboe and a squid from the matrix, Carnegie Mellon University’s Hardened Underwater Modular Robot Snake (HUMRS) is a sight to behold. Created by researchers Howie Choset and Matt Travers, the project is part of the university’s Biorobotics Lab in the school of Computer Science.
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The point of the robot? To explore nooks and crannies that divers and other biological lifeforms can’t access.
“We can go places that other robots cannot,” said Choset. “It can snake around and squeeze into hard-to-reach underwater spaces.”