NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has created a self-propelled autonomous snake-designed robot to explore extreme extraterrestrial terrain. It is called EELS (Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor). The concept emerges from the shape and working of a python snake. It was designed by an engineer of Indian origin, Rohan Thakker, who did his B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur. NDTV's Science Editor Pallava Bagla brings this exclusive story from California. About NDTV (English news channel): NDTV is India's Most-Trusted News Broadcaster with the latest updates in news, sports, entertainment and much more from within India and around the world. Watch big political debates, exclusive entertainment interviews, news bulletins, current affairs, talk shows and tech reviews with our 24x7 news live streams, packed with credible information across all platforms: TV, Internet and Mobile.