a history of cybernetic animals and early robots
1906 – Diving Armour by- Friedrich Gall Invention name: Aus einem Panzer bestehende Taucherrüstung, deren Glieder durch wasserdicht abschliessende Kugelgelenke miteinander verbunden sind. [Google translation- From an existing tank armor diver whose members are connected by waterproof final ball joints.] Publication number DE193397 C Publication date Dec 19, 1907 Filing date Feb 13, 1906 …
1902-7 – "Iron Man" Diving Apparatus by Capt. Enos B. Petrie and Joseph E. Martin. It is diver O. E. Gaudy (Gandy?) inside the suit who set the new diving record at the time. Source: The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Aug 23, 1907. Petrie's diving armor is similar to Macduffee's Armor of 1910. Publication number US711342 …
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Patent number: 880526 – see full patent details here. Filing date: Jun 27, 1907 Issue date: Mar 3, 1908 A very ingenious walking wheel mechanism was invented by the British inventor H. S. Hele-Shaw. He was inspired by another British invention, Diplock's Pedrail and heavily promoted the Pedrail before inventing his own variation. The carriage …
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