A seemingly ordinary snake faces its worst nightmare when it meets an unexpected opponent—a squirrel. What starts as an easy meal for the snake quickly turns into a battle it cannot win. Squirrels, ...

A robot that imitates the flexibility of a snake could be used in cancer surgery within 10 years, experts say. The remote-controlled robot, called COBRA, has previously been used in jet ...

NASA needs a small army of robots and rovers to help explore the moon’s treacherous terrain. A college competition produced some innovative ideas. Engineering students from Northeastern ...

Is there life outside of Earth? A new snake-like robot could be the one to find out. The Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS) is being developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for a space ...