a history of cybernetic animals and early robots
1916 – Diving and Excavating Apparatus by Dewey T. Deemer DIVING AND EXCAVATING APPARATUS. Publication number US1228300 A Publication type Grant Publication date May 29, 1917 Filing date Jul 10, 1916 Priority date Jul 10, 1916 Inventors Dewey T Deemer Original Assignee Dewey T Deemer Be it known that I, DEWEY T. DEEMER, a …
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1916 – Machine for Submarine Salvage Operations by Alexander J. Bergeron MACHINE FOR SUBMARINE SALVAGE OPERATIONS Publication number US1304012 A Publication type Grant Publication date May 20, 1919 Filing date May 11, 1916 Inventors Alexander J. Bergeron Description The object of my invention is to provide a machine for sub-marine salvage operations, adapted at all …
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Caption: Walters suspended from ship's derrick and about to be lowered into the deep with the aid of a helper. "Marine Scarecrow" Wins Fortune From Sea Floor VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. 18.-Frank Walters, "Marine Scarecrow," makes his living on the bottom of the sea. And it's a good living, too, because Walters, a professional …
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Essentially an armored glove, converting the operator's hand into a pair of pliers. Publication number US1198611 A Publication type Grant Publication date Sep 19, 1916 Filing date Feb 11, 1916 Priority date Feb 11, 1916 Inventors William S Boyd Original Assignee William S Boyd This invention relates to submarine armor for the use of divers, …
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I first saw this mentioned in David M. Earle's interesting book titled "Re-Covering Modernism: Pulps, Paperbacks, and the Prejudice of Form", but John Ptak's recent post reminded me of it. I have used his image of the prototype walking machine. The model of King Grey, the Electric Titan. Although called "Electric", the motive power is …
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