UNDERWATER SNAKE ROBOT WITH PASSIVE JOINTS

摘要

An underwater snake robot (200) for performing subsea operations, the robot (200) comprising: a series of links (202, 204) that are connected to one another by one or more passive joint modules (201) for allowing a flexural motion of the robot (200); and multiple thrust devices (203) for applying thrust to the robot (200) for propulsion, for generating the flexural motion of the robot and for controlling the orientation and location of the links (202, 204).