Patent ID: 7845440

Claim:
A serpentine robotic crawler comprising: a first frame having a first continuous track rotatably supported by the first frame; a first wrist-like actuated linkage coupled to the first frame wherein the first wrist-like actuated linkage provides rotational movement about a longitudinal axis and bending movement about two different lateral axes; an elbow-like actuated joint coupled to the first wrist-like actuated linkage wherein the elbow-like actuated joint provides bending movement about a lateral axis; a second wrist-like actuated linkage coupled to the elbow-like actuated joint wherein the second wrist-like actuated linkage provides rotational movement about a longitudinal axis and bending movement about two different lateral axes; and a second frame coupled to the second wrist-like actuated linkage and having a second continuous track rotatably supported by the second frame.