Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Biorobotics Laboratory has created a “Snake Monster”.

The robot can clamor over objects and shows how modular architecture of interconnecting parts can be put together quickly for various purposes.

Snake Monster is slated to be demonstrated in June 2015 at the DARPA Rescue Challenge, part of the agency’s series of competitions to foster the development of robots that can operate in hazardous situations such as disaster zones.

When kicked or nudged, it stabilizes itself so it won’t fall over. See the video.