Meet the robot that’s bendy enough to reach the parts others can’t reach.
Snake-arm, a twist on the robot concept by OC Robotics in Bristol, could prove to be of huge use to the defense and civil aviation industries – and has already carried out safety checks in radioactive areas of nuclear power plants.
The arm, which is self-supporting, is controlled by steel wires that run through movable links, while various tools can be fitted to the end such as cameras, lights, cutting equipment or swabs.
Reaching the parts others can't: Snake-arm can be adapted to inspect all sorts of tight spaces
OC Robotics’ Managing Director Rob Buckingham, who first began work on the unusual device back in 2001, told CNN: ‘Just like the human arm, the big muscles that drive them are actually mounted on the back and tendons link the muscles to the joints,’ Buckingham told CNN.
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