The British OC Robotics Company has just launched a snake-arm shaped robot that is able to dig around in inaccessible places to detect bombs (anti-terrorism), inspect a machine (cars, etc.), search through rubble (explosions, earthquakes, natural disasters), etc.
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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/blog/show/oc-robotics-is-launching-its-explorer-snake-arm-robot-product-line