A new concept of robotic manipulator is studied to perform tasks not viable for traditional manipulators. This new model is based on a continuum manipulator. It has a structure similar to a backbone, it is highly modular, lightweight, it can be remotely actuated, and it has a high level of adaptability to the environment. This type of manipulator has interesting features for uses in various types of tasks, especially in inspections in places with many obstacles and inhospitable to humans. This thesis presents the development of a remote tendon drive robotic continuum manipulator prototype. It has a modular structure composed of serially connected vertebrae. It is initially designed by computational tools, and then physically built. Kinematic studies and simulations are presented with comparisons between theoretical and experimental results. Finally, a situation is presented to simulate the performance of the manipulator in a real task.