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The damage site cannot be actively entered but must be inspected from a safe distance. In this context, mobile robots gain in importance as they can be operated semi\u2010autonomously or remote\u2010controlled without exposing the first responders to the risk. The purpose of this paper is to introduce a novel robot.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title><jats:p>The novel robot introduced in this paper has a snake\u2010like build\u2010up, uses tracks and active flippers for locomotion and negotiates completely structured as well as extremely unstructured and rough terrain. The system's slender, segmented and modular structure is actively articulated by the use of overall 30 degrees\u2010of\u2010freedom, which allow the robot's flexible adaptation to a given terrain. System\u2010terrain\u2010interaction is detected by the use of an innovative, RFID\u2010based sensory integrated in the system's tracks.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>The paper presents the mobile robot's basic features, as well as first experimental results for semi\u2010autonomy and tele\u2010operation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p>The introduced robot stands out due to its high locomotion and mobility capabilities.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1108\/01439911311309942","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,4,22]],"date-time":"2013-04-22T11:22:45Z","timestamp":1366629765000},"page":"246-250","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":22,"title":["Snake\u2010like, tracked, mobile robot with active flippers for urban search\u2010and\u2010rescue tasks"],"prefix":"10.1108","volume":"40","author":[{"given":"Marc","family":"Neumann","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Thomas","family":"Predki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Leif","family":"Heckes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Patrick","family":"Labenda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"140","reference":[{"key":"key2022012620083243100_b1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Arai, M., Tanaka, Y., Hirose, S., Kuwahara, H. and Tsukui, S. 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