It　is　the　primary　task　of　emergency　rescue　to　quickly,　efficiently　and　timely　excavate　the　rescue　channel　to　the　place　where　people　are　trapped　(buried)　in　the　loose　rock　and　soil　medium　with　geological　disasters　such　as　landslides　or　debris　flow,　tunnel　collapse　and　earthquakes.　This　paper　introduces　a　new　type　of　tunneling　technology　and　equipment　that　relies　on　the　rotation　of　multiple　long　helices　mounted　parallel　to　the　periphery　of　the　cylindrical　tunnel　boring　machine　to　drive　the　entire　boring　machine　to　traverse　and　excavate　independently　in　the　loose　rock　and　soil,　analyzes　the　structure　of　the　tunnel　boring　machine　and　the　self-propelling　mechanism,　and　deduces　the　conditions　for　the　self-propelling　of　the　sleeve-type　screw-driven　tunnel　boring　machine.　Based　on　the　reasonable　values　of　the　parameters　of　helical　tooth　height,　tooth　root　pitch　and　tooth　profile　angle　obtained　by　laboratory　tests,　the　first　test　prototype　of　the　sleeve-type　screw-driven　tunnel　boring　machine　has　been　developed.　In　the　field　test,　the　prototype　autonomously　moves　forward　for　a　distance　of　10　m　in　the　loose　soil,　which　proves　the　feasibility　of　using　the　screw-driven　principle　to　autonomously　move　forward　to　excavate　the　rescue　channel　in　loose　rock　and　soil　media,　and　provides　safe　and　rapid　construction　technology　and　equipment　for　the　construction　of　rescue　channel　to　rescue　trapped　people　in　similar　disasters　and　accidents.　©　2023　Editorial　By　Modern　Tunnelling　Technology.　All　rights　reserved.