Abstract Purpose of Review The goal of this review is to evaluate the current status of multi-
robot systems in the context of search and rescue. This includes an investigation of their …

This letter presents a gripper module for a snake-like robot to perform search and rescue
tasks in a narrow space. The proposed gripper module has three features:(1) It can …

In recent years, exploration tasks in disaster environments, victim localization and primary
assistance have been the main focuses of Search and Rescue (SAR) Robotics. Developing …

In this paper we propose a novel pneumatic soft snake robot which exploits traveling-wave
motion to move in complex, constrained environments such as a pipeline. The robot is …

Every year, especially in urban areas, the population density rises quickly. The effects of
catastrophes (ie, war, earthquake, fire, tsunami) on people are therefore significant and …

Worm-like and snake-like robots have attracted a great deal of research attention due to
their slender bodies and excellent mobility. Based on different locomotion mechanisms …

This work investigates adaptive stiffness control and motion optimization of a snake-like
robot with variable stiffness actuators. The robot can vary its stiffness by controlling magneto …

Snakes can move through almost any terrain. Although their locomotion on flat surfaces
using planar gaits is inherently stable, when snakes deform their body out of plane to …

Snakes can move through almost any terrain. Similarly, snake robots hold the promise as a
versatile platform to traverse complex environments such as earthquake rubble. Unlike …

Continuum robots can enter narrow spaces and are useful for search and rescue missions in
disaster sites. The exploration efficiency at disaster sites improves if the robots can …