Army Enlists Tentacled 'Snakebots'

The U.S. Army is taking robotics in a new direction by taking already existing robot technology and joining them together to make a completely new system of operations.

The snakes also work in groups, acting more like fingers or the tentacles of an octopus. Arranging several of them on a circular base creates an array that can gingerly pick up, rotate, and inspect an IED or possibly even open a door