Defense forces in Israel plan to use robotic 'snakes' that have the ability to maneuver through cracks in order to send surveillance images and audio back to combat troops. They even have the potential to set explosives into place. The remote controlled robot snakes could also be used to help locate people trapped beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings.http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371047887&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
NASA and mechanical engineers have also been working on developing robotic snakes.http://www.livescience.com/technology/etc/090610-battlefield-robot-snake.html
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Israeli Defense Forces plan to provide combat troops with robotic snakes
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Robotic snakes have the ability to maneuver through tight spaces and narrow openings
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Can be equipt with surveillance cameras
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The robotic snakes are remotely using a laptop
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The 'snakes' are covered with military camouflage
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Tokyo's Institute of Technology began working on "serpent robots" in the 1970s
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NASA developed snake robots for their Space Solar-Power Project in 2000
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The robotic snakes to be used by Israeli forces are about six feet long
