a history of cybernetic animals and early robots
Looking like a military gravedigger or an agricultural battle tank, the KHG Remote-Controlled Manipulator Vehicle was an early West German response to the problems of maintenance and repair in nuclear installations. The Robot That'll Do Anything A new remote controlled robot has been developed in Germany able to do most any job or cope with …
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1953 – G.E. "O-Man" Manipulator Source: Popular Science, March 1964. G.E,'s Handyman is seen here mounted under an O-Man. Source: Meccano Magazine, February 1963. Perhaps the world's most powerful mechanical arm was developed several years ago in America. Named "O-Man" (for Overhead-MANipulator), this 15-ton remote-controlled giant makes possible the assembly or dismantling of large machinery …
Source: Popular Mechanics, Aug 1965. Ralph Mosher bending over the Pedipulator. Possibly Ed Ziegler in the background. G.E. Lifting Boom Publication number US3333716 A Publication date Aug 1, 1967 Filing date Dec 28, 1965 Inventor: Edwin E Ziegler Original Assignee Gen Electric ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A material handling device having an extensible lifting boom …
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Mechanical Engineering Professor Ali Seireg achieved worldwide recognition for his work in mechanical and biomedical engineering design. Among his advances, he was first to develop a mathematical model of the entire human musculoskeletal system that could predict the muscle and joint forces and interactions, given a motion input. In the early 1970s, …
Revolutionizing Techniques of Orthosis and Prosthesis Professor Pierre Rabischong of the Montpellier Propara Centre watches as a female patient and her physical therapist use a machine developed by Professor Rabischong. This machine allows the patient in rehabilitation to maintain her balance while inciting her muscles to move. The system functions according to the master-slave concept. …
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