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NEW YORK, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Snake Robot Markethttp://www.reportlinker.com/p0935291/Snake-Robot-Market.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Industrial_EquipmentWinterGreen Research announces that it has published a new study Snake Robots: Market Shares, Strategy, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2012 to 2018. The 2012 study has 255 pages, 133 tables and figures. Worldwide snake robot markets are poised to achieve significant growth as the next generation units provide a unique movement mechanism and provide systems that provide a way to significantly improve traditional open surgery. The automated process revolution in surgery and communications is being implemented via robots. Robots are automating systems, providing significant improvement in the accuracy of surgery and penetration of spaces that were previously impenetrable. . According to Susan Eustis, lead author of the study, "A confined space needs snake shapes to achieve access. Confined spaces exist by design (aircraft engine), by failure (collapsed building) or naturally (human body). Existing open surgery can be replaced in large part by robotic and minimally invasive surgery (MIS). Minimally invasive surgery MIS, drug therapies, radiation treatment, and emerging interventional surgical approaches complement robotic surgery techniques as a replacement for or complement to open surgery."

During a robot assisted surgical procedure, the patient-side cart is positioned next to the operating table with the electromechanical arms arranged to provide access to the initial ports selected by the surgeon. Metal tubes attached to the arms are inserted through the ports, and the cutting and visualization instruments are introduced through the tubes into the patient's body.

The surgeon performs the procedure while sitting at a console, manipulating the instrument controls and viewing the operation through a vision system. When a surgeon needs to change an instrument the instrument is withdrawn from the surgical field using the controls at the console. This is done many times during an operation.

Confined spaces exist. A confined space exists because of a lack of ability to take apart or dismantle components. Confined spaces exist in nuclear reactors, aircraft, the human body, industrial processing plant, underwater environments, ship-building, space. Buildings, roads, pipelines and other man-made spaces all have confined spaces. The world is full of awkward confined spaces.

Snake-arm robots are self-contained portable devices and extensions to existing systems. These products build on software and hardware technology.

The companies that get an early foothold in the market have significant strategic advantage. The robotic snake leverages a new technique for robotic movement that benefits users by providing efficient access to difficult spaces. This factor is driving demand for snake robot systems. Since robotics provide a precise, repeatable and controlled ability to perform procedures in tight spaces, they are increasingly in demand.

The aging US population has supported demand for robotic surgical instruments, since the occurrence of health issues that require medical devices is higher in the elderly population. Buoyed by strong demand and sales, industry profit margins have increased.

Snake robot device markets at $15.5 million in 2011 are anticipated to reach $2.3 billion by 2018 as next devices, systems, and instruments are introduced to manage access to difficult spaces through small ports when large openings are unavailable or inconvenient.

WinterGreen Research is an independent research organization funded by the sale of market research studies all over the world and by the implementation of ROI models that are used to calculate the total cost of ownership of equipment, services, and software. The company has 35 distributors worldwide, including Global Information Info Shop, Market Research.com, Research and Markets, Bloomberg, and Thompson Financial.

Keywords:

Robot Snakes, Modsnake Robot, Snake Robots , Snake Robots Locomote, Next Generation Snake Robotics, Snake-Arm, Jointed Robot, Robot Snakes , Climb Pipes, Robots for Heart Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Endoscopic Surgical System, Inaccessible Spaces, Snake-Arm, Robotic Snake-Arm, Climbing Robot, Climbing Snake Robot, Firefighting Snakebot, Confined Spaces, Snake Shapes, Terrain Robot, Industrial Arm Robots, Surgical Minimally Invasive Devices, Snake Arm Actuator Pack, Robotics Confined Space Piece Manipulation, Robotics PipeSnake,.

Market Leaders

OC Robotics

HiBot

Medrobotics

Hirose Fukushima Lab ACM

Sintef

University Market Participants

Applied Robotics

Technologies, LLC

University of Michigan Mobile

Robotics Lab Omnitread

Tokyo Institute of Technology Research Laboratories

Selected List of University and Research Snake Robots

Report Methodology

This is the 516th report in a series of primary market research reports that provide forecasts in communications, telecommunications, the Internet, computer, software, telephone equipment, health equipment, and energy. Automated process and significant growth potential are a priorities in topic selection. The project leaders take direct responsibility for writing and preparing each report. They have significant experience preparing industry studies. Forecasts are based on primary research and proprietary data bases.

The primary research is conducted by talking to customers, distributors and companies. The survey data is not enough to make accurate assessment of market size, so WinterGreen Research looks at the value of shipments and the average price to achieve market assessments. Our track record in achieving accuracy is unsurpassed in the industry. We are known for being able to develop accurate market shares and projections. This is our specialty.

The analyst process is concentrated on getting good market numbers. This process involves looking at the markets from several different perspectives, including vendor shipments. The interview process is an essential aspect as well. We do have a lot of granular analysis of the different shipments by vendor in the study and addenda prepared after the study was published if that is appropriate.

Forecasts reflect analysis of the market trends in the segment and related segments. Unit and dollar shipments are analyzed through consideration of dollar volume of each market participant in the segment. Installed base analysis and unit analysis is based on interviews and an information search. Market share analysis includes conversations with key customers of products, industry segment leaders, marketing directors, distributors, leading market participants, opinion leaders, and companies seeking to develop measurable market share.

Over 200 in depth interviews are conducted for each report with a broad range of key participants and industry leaders in the market segment. We establish accurate market forecasts based on economic and market conditions as a base. Use input/output ratios, flow charts, and other economic methods to quantify data. Use in-house analysts who meet stringent quality standards.

Interviewing key industry participants, experts and end-users is a central part of the study. Our research includes access to large proprietary databases. Literature search includes analysis of trade publications, government reports, and corporate literature.

Findings and conclusions of this report are based on information gathered from industry sources, including manufacturers, distributors, partners, opinion leaders, and users. Interview data was combined with information gathered through an extensive review of internet and printed sources such as trade publications, trade associations, company literature, and online databases. The projections contained in this report are checked from top down and bottom up analysis to be sure there is congruence from that perspective.

The base year for analysis and projection is 2010. With 2010 and several years prior to that as a baseline, market projections were developed for 2011 through 2017. These projections are based on a combination of a consensus among the opinion leader contacts interviewed combined with understanding of the key market drivers and their impact from a historical and analytical perspective. The analytical methodologies used to generate the market estimates are based on penetration analyses, similar market analyses, and delta calculations to supplement independent and dependent variable analysis. All analyses are displaying selected descriptions of products and services.

This research includes referencde to an ROI model that is part of a series that provides IT systems financial planners access to information that supports analysis of all the numbers that impact management of a product launch or large and complex data center. The methodology used in the models relates to having a sophisticated analytical technique for understanding the impact of workload on processor consumption and cost.

WinterGreen Research has looked at the metrics and independent research to develop assumptions that reflect the actual anticipated usage and cost of systems. Comparative analyses reflect the input of these values into models.

The variables and assumptions provided in the market research study and the ROI models are based on extensive experience in providing research to large enterprise organizations and data centers. The ROI models have lists of servers from different manufacturers, Systems z models from IBM, and labor costs by category around the world. This information has been developed from WinterGreen research proprietary data bases constructed as a result of preparing market research studies that address the software, energy, healthcare, telecommunicatons, and hardware businesses.

Table of Contents

Snake Robots Executive Summary

The study is designed to give a comprehensive overview of the Snake Robots equipment market segment. Research represents a selection from the mountains of data available of the most relevant and cogent market materials, with selections made by the most senior analysts. Commentary on every aspect of the market from independent analysts creates an independent perspective in the evaluation of the market. In this manner the study presents a comprehensive overview of what is going on in this market, assisting managers with designing market strategies likely to succeed.

Snake Robots Market Shares and Market Forecasts ES-1Snake Robot Market Driving Forces ES-1Snake Robots Market Shares ES-3Snake Robot Market Forecasts ES-5

Snake Robots Market Description and Market Dynamics

Snake Robots Market Description and Market Dynamics 1-11.1 Snake Robots Are Different 1-11.2 Modsnake Robots 1-21.2.1 Modsnake Robots Support Human Workers 1-31.3 Snakelike Robots Slither over Rough Landscape 1-41.4 Snake Robots Locomote 1-41.5 Serpentine Robot Applications 1-51.5.1 Seizing the Robotics Opportunity 1-61.5.2 Modular Self-Reconfiguring Robotic Systems 1-71.6 Public Aware That Robotics Have "Arrived" 1-71.7 Next Generation Snake Robotics 1-9

Snake Robots Market Shares and Market Forecasts

This section selectively describes market shares, forecasts, segments, and regional revenue. Numbers are the result of primary research in all cases. Selected companies are described from an independent analyst perspective with a thumbnail sketch or analysis of their market numbers or commentary on their strengths and weaknesses. Some of the analysis is focused on looking at the topic segment by segment, including company descriptive analyses by segment and subsegment.

2. Snake Robots Market Shares and Market Forecasts 2-12.1 Snake Robot Market Driving Forces 2-12.2 Snake Robots Market Shares 2-32.3 Snake Robot Variety of Applications 2-62.3.1 HiBot / Hirose Fukushima Lab ACM 2-62.3.2 OC Robotics Snake-Arm for Aircraft Assembly 2-82.3.3 Minimally Invasive Equipment Surgical Robots 2-92.3.4 Medrobotics Cardioarm Is A Jointed Robot 2-102.3.5 SINTEF Robot Snakes Climb Pipes 2-112.3.6 University of Southampton. 2-112.3.7 CCTV Inspection 2-122.4 Snake Robot Market Forecasts 2-132.4.1 Cardiac Surgery Snake Robots Market Forecasts 2-182.4.2 Medrobotics Initial Goal Is To Help Avoid Open-Heart Surgery 2-182.4.3 Minimally Invasive Surgery Positioning: Medrobotics Requires One Incision At The Bottom Of The Ribs Whereas The Da Vinci Endoscopic Surgical System Could Require Up To Six Incision Points 2-192.4.4 Medrobotics Positioning 2-202.5 Snake Robot Prices 2-232.5.1 Inaccessible Spaces - OC Robotics 2-232.5.2 Cardiac Surgery - Cardioarm 2-232.6 Snake Robots Regional Market Analysis 2-25

Snake Robots Product Description

This section describes selected companies and selected products. Products for this market segment are described with attention to the most significant aspect of features and functions in this category of product. The juxtaposition of a range of different product descriptions from a single market category provides a really good way to access market directions and achieve market competitive analysis. This section is arranged in three pieces: immersive products, conference room products, and end point products. Company products are described in the appropriate sections, meaning a company is mentioned several times in the chapter in different places. 3-1

3. Snake Robot Product Description 3-13.1 OC Robotics 3-13.1.1 OC Robotics The Explorer Range 3-23.1.2 OC Robotics Snake-Arm Control 3-73.1.3 OC Robotics Snake-Arm Simulator 3-73.1.4 OC Robotics Snake-Arm for Aircraft Assembly 3-83.1.5 OC Robotics Extender Snake Range Of –Motion Robots Reach The Unreachable 3-93.1.6 OC Robotics Snake-Arm – 3-123.1.7 OC Robotics 3-153.1.8 OC Energy & Environment Robotics 3-163.2 University of Michigan All-Terrain Robotics: 3-173.2.1 University of Michigan Mobile Robotics Lab Omnitread 3-203.2.2 OmniTread Robot Snakes 3-233.3 Applied Robotics Technologies, LLC 3-243.3.1 The FLEXnav Proprioceptive Position Estimation (PPE) System 3-253.3.2 Applied Robotics Technologies Pricing 3-263.3.3 Heuristic Drift Reduction for Gyros in Vehicle Tracking Applications 3-273.3.4 Applied Robotics Technologies Key Benefits 3-303.3.5 Applied Robotics Technologies Pricing 3-303.4 NASA Robotic Snakes 3-303.5 Canadian Robotics Ltd. 3-313.6 Japan Guru World-Class Snake Robotics 3-313.7 NTNU and SINTEF in Norway World-Class Snake Robotics 3-323.7.1 Sintef Anna Konda 3-323.7.2 Anna Konda Firefighting Snakebot 3-383.7.3 Sintef Aiko 3-413.7.4 Sintef Pneumosnake 3-423.7.5 Sintef PiKo 3-433.7.6 Sintef Climbing Robot 3-463.7.7 Sintef Robot Learning 3-483.7.8 Department of Engineering Cybernetics at NTNU Pneumosnake – Snake Robot With Pneumatic Bellows 3-493.8 Hibot 3-523.8.1 Hibot Pipetron 3-523.8.2 HiBot Expliner 3-533.8.3 HiBot ACM-R4H 3-543.8.4 HiBot ACM-R5 3-553.8.5 Hibot ACM-R5 Amphibious Robosnake 3-563.8.6 HiBot Japanese Snake Robot 3-583.9 Medrobotics 3-603.9.1 Medrobotics Snakelike Robots for Heart Surgery 3-603.9.2 Medrobotics Cardiac Surgery Snake Robot 3-623.9.3 Medrobotics Single Incision vs. Other Systems withSix Incision Points 3-653.10 Maintaining High Voltage Transmission Lines Using Robotics 3-663.10.1 Hydro-Quebec Research Institute (IREQ)LineScout Tele-Operated Obstacle Crossing System 3-663.10.2 HiBot Expliner 3-663.10.3 America's Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Autonomous Version 3-67

Snake Robots Technology

4. Snake Robot Technology 4-14.1 Actuated Joints In A Tight Volume 4-14.2 OC Robotics 4-24.2.1 OC Robotics Develops Snake-Arm Robots For Confined Spaces 4-34.2.2 OC Robotics Snake Arm Actuator Pack 4-54.2.3 OC Robotics Snake Arm 4-64.2.4 OC Robotics Tool 4-64.2.5 OC Robotics Confined Space Piece Manipulation 4-74.2.6 OC Robotics Confined Space Reach 4-84.3 OC Robotics Snake-Arm Robot Basics 4-104.3.1 OC Robotics Snake Robot Curvature – 4-154.3.2 OC Robotics Protective Skins 4-164.3.3 OC Robotics Manages Hazardous Environments – 4-174.3.4 OC Robotics Software - SoftSnake 4-184.3.5 OC Robotics PipeSnake 4-184.3.6 OC Robotics Snake-Arm Robots Aircraft Assembly 4-224.4 CISST ERC Snake Robot 4-274.5 Bio-Robotics Lab 4-284.6 Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute 4-314.7 Sintef 4-324.7.1 Sintef Aiko Snake Robot With Electric Motors 4-344.8 Hirose Fukushima Lab ACM Land and Amphibious Robot Snake 4-364.8.1 Hirose Fukushima Lab ACM-R5 Control System 4-374.8.2 Hirose Fukushima Lab ACM Slim Slime Robot 4-384.8.3 Hirose Fukushima Lab pneumatically-driven Slime Robot 4-404.8.4 Hirose-Fukushima Lab at Tokyo Institute of Technology Amphibious Snake Robot - ACM-R5 4-494.9 DrGavin S7 Snake Robot Rectilinear Locomotion 4-504.9.1 Nottingham Trent University 4-544.10 Israeli Army Deploys Robot Snakes 4-554.10.1 Israeli Military Develops Robot Snake Bomb Hirose Fukushima Lab 4-574.11 Merlin Robotics, Nottingham Trent University Robot Snake Dance 4-604.12 Snake Bot at Carnegie Mellon 4-614.12.1 Carnegie Mellon Conforming Loop 4-644.13 CardioArm Biomedicine Snakelike Robots for Heart Surgery 4-684.13.1 Snake Robot Helps Wounded Soldiers 4-704.14 Hughes Aircraft R7 Early Robotic Snake 4-724.15 British 'Serpentine Spy' 4-734.16 IDF Spy Robot Snake 4-744.17 SINTEF Robot Snakes Climb Pipes 4-754.17.1 SINTEF Anna Konda 4-764.18 Climbing Snakes Biorobotics Lab, Carnegie Mellon University 4-794.19 NASA Snake-bot VS InnoSTAR 4-814.20 Applied Robotics Technologies, LLC 4-82

Snake Robots Company Profiles

This section selectively describes company strategies, partners, acquisitions, and revenue by segment and regional revenue when available. Companies are described by looking at what is most interesting about that company. The descriptions collectively give a sense of market directions within the industry segment. The alphabetical listing of company thumbnail sketches provides an accessible way to find out what is going on in any particular company.

5. Snake Robots Company Profiles 5-15.1 Applied Robotics Technologies, LLC 5-15.2 Medrobotics 5-15.2.1 Medrobotics Closes $11.7 Million In "Series C" Funding 5-25.2.2 Medrobotics Several Generations Of Snake Robot Platforms 5-35.2.3 Medrobotics Advances Clinical Development of Snake Robot for Surgery 5-45.2.4 Medrobotics Positioning 5-45.2.5 Cardiac Surgery Gold Standard 5-55.2.6 Medrobotics Snake Robot Technologies For Use In A Wide Range Of Surgical And Interventional Applications 5-65.2.7 Medrobotics Technology & Research Center 5-75.3 HiBot 5-85.4 OC Robotics 5-95.4.1 OC Robotics Technology & Innovation 5-95.4.2 OC Roboics Robots Extend The Reach Of Manual Process 5-115.4.3 OC Robotics A CANDU Snake-Arm Robot 5-135.4.4 OC Robotics Snake-Arm Robots 5-145.5 University of Michigan Mobile Robotics Lab Omnitread 5-175.6 Tokyo Institute of Technology Research Laboratories 5-205.6.1 Tokyo Institute of Technology / Hirose Fukushima Lab ACM 5-225.6.2 Hirose Fukushima Lab ACM Hibot 5-225.7 Sintef 5-235.8 Selected List of University and Research Snake Robots 5-25List of Tables and Figures

Snake Robots Executive Summary

Table ES-1 ES-1Snake Robot Market Driving Forces Table ES-2 ES-2Confined Spaces Figure ES-3 ES-4Snake Robots Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2011 Figure ES-4 ES-6Snake Robot Market Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, 2012-2018

Snake Robots Market Description and Market Dynamics

Figure 1-1 1-2Mod Snake Robots Snake robots are different. Table 1-2 1-6Serpentine Robot Applications

Snake Robots Market Shares and Market Forecasts

Table 2-1 2-1Snake Robot Market Driving Forces Table 2-2 2-2Confined Spaces Figure 2-3 2-4Snake Robots Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2011 Figure 2-4 2-5Snake Robots Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2011 Figure 2-5 2-6HiBot Inspection of High-Voltage Power Lines Figure 2-6 2-7HiBot Balances on High-Voltage Power Lines Figure 2-7 2-10Robotic Snake Permits Surgeon to Enter Heart Via Mouth Figure 2-8 2-14Snake Robot Market Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, 2012-2018 Table 2-9 2-15Snake Robots Market Industry Segments, Reaching Unreachable, Surgery, Surveillance, Dollars, Worldwide, 2012-2018 Figure 2-10 2-16Snake Robot Market Forecasts, Units, Worldwide, 2012-2018 Figure 2-11 2-17Snake Robot Market Industry Segments, Units, Worldwide, 2012-2018 Figure 2-12 2-21Cardiac Surgery Snake Robots Market Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, 2012-2018 Figure 2-13 2-22Reaching The Un Reachable Snake Robot Market Forecasts Dollars, Worldwide, 2012-2018 Figure 2-14 2-25Snake Robots Regional Market Segments, Dollars, 2011 Table 2-15 2-26Snake Robots Regional Market Segments, 2010

Snake Robots Product Description

Figure 3-1 3-2OC Robotics Explorer Range Figure 3-2 3-3OC Robotics Explorer Range User Interface Figure 3-3 3-4OC Robotics Explorer Range Actuator Pack Figure 3-4 3-4OC Robotics Explorer Range Snake Arm Figure 3-5 3-6OC Robotics Explorer Arm Extensions Figure 3-6 3-10OC Robotics Extender Snake Range Of –Motion Figure 3-7 3-11OC Robotics Extender Models and Payloads Figure 3-7 (Continued) 3-12OC Robotics Extender Models and Payloads Figure 3-8 3-13OC Robotics Arms in Confined Spaces Table 3-9 3-17University of Michigan Omnitread Innovations: Figure 3-10 3-18University of Michigan Omnitread Table 3-11 3-19University of Michigan Mobile Omnitread Robotic Motion Capabilities Table 3-12 3-22University of Michigan Mobile Robotics Lab Omnitread Robotic Motion Capabilities Figure 3-13 3-23Omnitread robot snakes Figure 3-14 3-25FLEXnav PPE System Table 3-15 3-26FLEXnav PPE System Features Figure 3-16 3-29Applied Robotics Technologies Typical Experimental Results: Position Errors After 120-160 M Travel On Moderately Rugged Terrain Figure 3-17 3-33Sintef Anna Konda Table 3-18 3-34Anna KondaTechnical data Figure 3-19 3-36Sintef's Anna Konda Snake Robot Table 3-20 3-38Sintef's Anna Konda Firefighting Snakebot Table 3-21 3-39SINTEF Firefighting Snakebot Components Figure 3-22 3-40Norwegian Company Sintef Anna Konda Table 3-23 3-41SINTEF Firefighting Snakebot Target Markets Figure 3-24 3-41Sintef Aiko Table 3-25 3-42SINTEF / NTNU Aiko Technical data Figure 3-26 3-43Sintef Pneumosnake Figure 3-27 3-46Sintef PiKo Figure 3-28 3-47Sintef PiKo Robot For Vertical Movement Figure 3-29 3-49Department of Engineering Cybernetics at NTNU Pneumosnake –Snake Robot With Pneumatic Bellows Table 3-30 3-50Department of Engineering Cybernetics at NTNU Technical data Table 3-31 3-51NTNU / SINTEF Next Generation Robotics for Norwegian Industry Figure 3-32 3-52HiBot 52Figure 3-33 3-53HiBot Expliner Figure 3-34 3-54HiBot ACM-R4H Figure 3-35 3-55HiBot ACM-R5 Figure 3-36 3-56Hibot ACM-R5 Amphibious Robosnake Figure 3-37 3-57Hibot ACM-R5 Amphibious Robosnake Table 3-38 3-63Medrobotics Medical Field Target Markets Figure 3-39 3-64Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke Looking At Snaking Robot Camera Made by Medrobotics

Snake Robots Technology

Figure 4-1 4-2OC Robotics Snake-Arm Robots Remote Car Inspection Figure 4-2 4-4Robotics Develops Snake-Arm Robots For Confined Spaces Figure 4-3 4-5OC Robotics Actuator Pack Figure 4-4 4-6OC Robotics Snake Arm Figure 4-5 4-7OC Robotics Snake Robot Tool Table 4-6 4-8OC Robotics Able To Snake Into Cluttered Environments Figure 4-7 4-9OC Robotics Extend Robot Arms With Elbows Figure 4-8 4-10OC Robotics Snake-Arm Robot Basics Figure 4-9 4-15OC Robotics Snake Curvatures Figure 4-10 4-16OC Robotics Protective Skins Figure 4-11 4-17OC Robotics Arm Materials Allow For Radiation, Heat, Vacuum, Magnetic Fields, And Operations In Explosive Atmospheres Figure 4-12 4-19OC Robotics Snake-Arm Robots Extend Reach Of The Human Figure 4-13 4-20OC Robotics PipeSnake Figure 4-14 4-21OC Robotics Snake Robot Angle of Curvature Figure 4-15 4-24OC Robotics Snake-Arm Robots Aircraft Figure 4-16 4-25OC Robotics Snake-Arm Robot Extender Figure 4-17 4-26OC Robotics Snake-Arm Robot Made Up Of A Large Number Of Segments Figure 4-18 4-27CISST ERC Snake Robot Figure 4-19 4-28Bio-Robotics Lab Snake Robots that Climb Figure 4-20 4-29Bio-Robotics Lab Snake Robot Climbing Figure 4-21 4-31Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute Door Opening Robot Figure 4-22 4-32Sintef Snake Robot Designed To Be Used To Put Out Fires Figure 4-23 4-33Sintef Anna Konda Robot Equipped With Nozzles Figure 4-24 4-34Sintef Aiko Snake Robot With Electric Motors Figure 2-25 4-35Sintef's Snake Robot Figure 4-26 4-36Hirose Fukushima Lab ACM-R5 - Amphibious Robot Snake Figure 4-27 4-38Hirose Fukushima Lab ACM Slim Slime Robot Table 4-28 4-39Slim Slime ACM Robot Features Table 4-29 4-39Hirose Fukushima Lab ACM Slim Slime Robot Applications Figure 4-30 4-41Hirose Fukushima Lab ACM Serpentine Propulsion Figure 4-31 4-42Hirose Fukushima Lab ACM xSlim Slime Robot With a Child Figure 4-32 4-43Hirose Fukushima Lab ACM Slim Slime Robot Module Construction Figure 4-33 4-44Tokyo Institute of Technology / Hirose Fukushima Lab ACM Snake Like Trackers Figure 4-34 4-45Tokyo Institute of Technology / Hirose Fukushima Lab ACM Snake Like Creep Motion Of Snake, Pedal Waves Of Snail And Limpet, Lateral Rolling, And Pivot Turn Figure 4-35 4-46Hirose Fukushima Lab ACM Robot Snake Modular Construction Figure 4-36 4-47Snake Robot Hirose-Fukushima Lab at Tokyo Institute of Technology Figure 4-37 4-48Hirose-Fukushima Lab at Tokyo Institute of Technology ACM-R5 Figure 4-38 4-49Robot Hirose-Fukushima Lab at Tokyo Institute of Technology Amphibious Snake Robot - ACM-R5 Table 4-39 4-50DrGavin S7 Rectilinear Locomotion Snake Robot Figure 4-40 4-51DrGavin S7 Sensor Suite That Includes Detectors Figure 4-41 4-52DrGavin S5 Robot Snake Control System Electronics Functional Diagram Figure 4-42 4-53DrGavin Robot Snake Figure 4-43 4-54Merlin Robotics / Nottingham Trent University Air Robot Snake Figure 4-44 4-55Israeli Army Deploys Robot Snakes Figure 4-45 4-57Israeli Army Bomb Hirose Fukushima Lab Robot Snakes Figure 4-46 4-58Israeli Snake Robot Figure 4-47 4-60Merlin Robotics, Nottingham Trent University Robot Snake DanceFigure 4-48 4-61Snake Bot at the Carnegie Mellon Figure 4-49 4-63Carnegie Mellon Modular Bot Figure 4-50 4-64Carnegie Mellon Modular Bot Tricycle Riding Figure 4-51 4-65Carnegie Mellon Obstacle Climbing Figure 4-52 4-66Carnegie Mellon Fence Climbing Figure 4-53 4-67Carnegie Mellon Stair Climbing Figure 4-54 4-68CardioArm Biomedicine Snakelike Robots for Heart Surgery Figure 4-55 4-70Snake Robot Helps Wounded Soldiers Figure 4-56 4-72Hughes Aircraft R7 Early Robotic Snake Figure 4-57 4-73British Military Reconnaissance Robot Can Be Dropped From A Helicopter Figure 4-58 4-74University of Southampton Anaconda Rubber Snake Generates Power From Waves Figure 4-59 4-75SINTEF Robot Snakes Climb Pipes Figure 4-60 4-76SINTEF Anna Konda The Fire Fighting Snake Robot Figure 4-61 4-77SINTEF Aiko Snake Robot With Electric Motors Figure 4-62 4-78Sintef Pneumosnake Snake Robot With Pneumatic Bellows Figure 4-63 4-79Climbing Snakes Biorobotics Lab, Carnegie Mellon University Figure 4-64 4-81InnoSTAR™ Robotic Kit Figure 4-65 4-83Applied Robotics Technologies, LLC Fiber Optic Gyros Function Of Rate Of Rotation And Temperature

Snake Robots Company Profiles

Table 5-1 5-5Cardiac Surgery Improvements Table 5-2 5-6Medrobotics Snake Robot Technologies For Use In A Wide Range Of Surgical And Interventional Applications Table 5-3 5-7Medrobotics Snake Robot Technologies Specialist Areas Served Figure 5-4 5-10OC Robotics Figure 5-5 5-13OC Robotics Conducts Inspections Within CANDU Reactors Figure 5-6 5-15OC Robotics Snake-Arm Robot Technology Table 5-7 5-18University of Michigan Mobile Robotics Lab Areas Of Interest Figure 5-8 5-21Tokyo Institute of Technology Electrochemistry Spextroscopic Techniquees To order this report:Industrial Equipment Industry: Snake Robot MarketMore Market Research ReportCheck our Industry Analysis and Insights

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