System and method for peristaltic transport of material

A peristaltic transport device, including material embedded therein, comprising:

• a tube member having an inner space to receive the material, the tube member includes a series of first and second repeating sections wherein each of the first and second sections includes a plurality of bladders to selectively occlude portions of the inner space according to a defined peristaltic sequence to transport the material through the inner space, wherein a first bladder of the plurality of bladders is configured to expand from an inner wall of the tube member and into the inner space, wherein the tube member comprises flexible material, such that the tube member is configured to adapt to flexible shapes for placement through uneven terrain;
• and an actuator assembly to control the selective occlusion of the inner space by selectively expanding and contracting ones of the plurality of bladders according to the defined peristaltic sequence, the actuator assembly propagates expansion of the first bladder and a second bladder of the plurality of bladders in the first repeating section simultaneously with corresponding expansion of first and second bladders in the second repeating section of the tube member.