University of Maryland introduced the caterpillar robot

Nowadays almost every technological university develops one or another type of robots. On Habré already published a lot of news about such robots, including robots, fish and robots, snakes. Now there is also a robot caterpillar, created by a team of the University of Maryland. According to the developers, such a robot differs from other (for example, serpentine robots) by increased maneuverability.

This feature of the robot allows it to be used in rescue operations, for example, during and after earthquakes, leading to the formation of large-scale blockages. Of course, a robot hidden behind a man’s obstruction cannot help (if it means help such as delivering water / food). But the robot can crawl into any suitable for the size of the gap, as well as shoot on the camera all that "sees" in its path.
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The speed of the device is small - about 1.6 kilometers per hour, but all this speed is quite enough for movement in the dam and under it. So far, there is a working prototype that can do a lot, including moving through a pipe. Soon the longer R2G2 model will be ready, which will be equipped better than its prototype.

Here is a demonstration of R2G2 operation:



Via umd.edu