Development of a snake-like robot

BEZGOVŠEK, Jure ;GRABEC, Igor ;MUŽIČ, Peter ;GOVEKAR, Edvard .
Development of a snake-like robot. 
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, [S.l.], v. 54, n.2, p. 148-153, august 2017. 
ISSN 0039-2480.
Available at: <https://www.sv-jme.eu/sl/article/development-of-a-snake-like-robot/>. Date accessed: 20 jan. 2026. 
doi:http://dx.doi.org/.

Bezgovšek, J., Grabec, I., Mužič, P., & Govekar, E.
(2008).
Development of a snake-like robot.
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 54(2), 148-153.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/

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2008 August 54. Development of a snake-like robot. Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering. [Online] 54:2

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Bezgovšek, Jure, Igor  Grabec, Peter  Mužič, & Edvard  Govekar.
"Development of a snake-like robot." Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], 54.2 (2008): 148-153. Web.  20 Jan. 2026

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Bezgovšek, Jure, Grabec, Igor, Mužič, Peter, AND Govekar, Edvard.
"Development of a snake-like robot" Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], Volume 54 Number 2 (18 August 2017)