Proposal of a snake-like rescue robot designed for ease of use -Improvement of operability for non-professional operator-

Rescue operation is one of the most effective applications of snake-like robots. However, previous rescue systems that use robots have a significant problem that is shortage of professional operators. In this paper, to solve this problem, we focus on volunteer non-professional staffs as operators of the rescue robots, and propose new snake-like robot which can be controlled easily by using simple steering wheel without losing mobility. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed snake-like robot, experiments have been conducted.