Week 3 Dorminey
Miles Schneider

Archaeologists are using a 'modular robotic snake'
to explore a 4000 year old site in a Red Sea cave.

The robot even has an artificial skin to protect it from sand and can climb poles!

Four Fundamendtals - Carnegie snake Robotics

• Mechanism Design
• Path Planning
• Motion Control
• Estimation

Technical Hurdles

• Range limited by length of cables
• Not commercially available
• Militarization potential

Boston's account of events:

http://www.bu.edu/news/2005/04/20/artifacts-of-ancient-egyptian-sea-vessels...