[comp.robotics] Snake/Worm/Spiny-style Robotics

lance@motcsd.csd.mot.com (lance.norskog) (05/04/91)

Apparently there's someone trying to build robots based on vertebrae
instead of connected joints.  That is, robots built with many small, 
simple actuators which can generate a small amount of force across a 
short travel.  These actuators are placed in a line and the result is
a somewhat fault-tolerant robot capable of very flexible paths.

Are there any references to this in the literature?

Thanks,

Lance Norskog