NASA's working on a wiggly snake-like autonomous Rover alternative to 'boldly go where no robot has gone before'

Nasa's EELS project snake like robot on rough terrain.

NASA is currently testing an autonomous snake robot, which looks to have a lot of potential as an alternative to current Rover units. Dubbed the Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS), the project aims to create a robot that can handle much more extreme terrain than its predecessors. 

The project came to life through the "desire to look for signs of life in the ocean hiding below the icy crust of Saturn’s moon Enceladus". That's how NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab tells the story, anyway (via Universe Today).