Meet The Physicist Who's Building Snake Robots

Daniel Goldman runs the CRAB (Complex Rheology and Biomechanics) Lab. He's worked with zebra-tailed lizards, wind scorpions, and fire ants, among others. Harold Daniels Daniel Goldman spends his days working with venomous rattlesnakes, baby sea turtles, and a dozen other types of animals. But he isn't a zookeeper, or even a biologist. He's a physicist, studying locomotion at Georgia Tech. In order to test his hypotheses, he builds robots that mimic the ways animals move. Jealous yet? Popular Sci...