Explorer
![A red, snake-like segmented robot is piped through a hold in a wall. Fiery sparks are directed out of it's triangular front piece.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/e9e628790f8a36ed718b6375ea167f1442fc3ba3-2048x1536.jpg?w=900&auto=format)
The Explorer snake-arm robot is a flexible manipulator designed to operate in confined spaces or hazardous environments. You can attach cameras and tools to its head, including high-powered lasers, water jets, grippers, and sensors.
- Creator
- Year
- 2009
- Country
- United Kingdom 🇬🇧
- Categories
- Features
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Did you know?
Snake-arm robots are often used for inspection tasks, in areas ranging from the inside of aircraft wings to nuclear power plants.
![A red, snake-like segmented robot moves between pipes with a gripper hand reaching towards the pipe in front of it.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/14987e12e7a96f639c175771f82e5fb3321a0cf0-2048x1536.jpg?w=900&auto=format)
![A metal segmented robot with a camera system and bright lights shines on some pipes.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/1816776a532e1b02c916fec2ce35826f9dbc4c03-2048x1536.jpg?w=900&auto=format)
More Images
![A person manipulates a game controller while looking at a monitor that shows the snake robot moving through an industrial space.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/e555d087ab0a3f529e43a42c2ebe200f0c3bce21-2048x1536.jpg?w=900&auto=format)
![A long, tightly segmented robot with lights and camera on it's end protrudes from a large treaded tank base to inspect wires in the distance.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/cb8fddc3d7608acdb7d87f9db29b67446a95baae-2048x1536.jpg?w=900&auto=format)
![Close-up of two thin, long, black tubes with lights on the end moving into a cube with a hole on top.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/c8c6b8e314027e95c85de70d85960dbcb7436980-2048x1536.jpg?w=900&auto=format)
Specs
- Overview
Modular design with different diameters and length configurations. Equipped with independently controlled joints, diameters down to 10 mm and payloads of up to 20 kg.
- Status
Ongoing
- Year
2009
- Website
- Width
- 10 cm
- Length
- 250 cm
- Weight
- 10 kg
- Sensors
Cameras. Other sensors optional.
- Actuators
Up to 48 brushless DC motors
- Degrees of Freedom (DoF)
- 32 (Each link: 2 DoF x up to 16 links)
- Materials
Metal links with metal or carbon fiber skin.
- Compute
Control and simulation unit
- Software
Windows OS. Custom software.
- Power
110-V to 240-V AC power supply