1959 – “DUHAB” – Lawrence Lipton / Bill Riola (American)

1959 – "DUHAB" (Detector of Undesirable HABitués) by Lawrence Lipton / Bill Riola. Photograph caption dated December 5, 1960 reads, "Electronic Cat Detects Subversives for Beatniks. Duhab accompanies poet-author Lawrence Lipton to weed out undesirables." Image source: The Los Angeles Public Library. Lawrence Lipton was talking to the Valley College Writer's Club. Source: The beatnik …

1965 – “Mr. Obos” the Robot – Lou Nasti (American)

1965 – "Mr. Obos" the Robot by Lou Nasti (upper right). New York Times, March 20, 1965 – By PHILIP H. DOUGHERTY – Print Headline: "So What Else Is New? A Robot Makes Debut on Flatbush Ave." So What Else Is New? A Robot Makes Debut on Flatbush Ave. ROBOT IN RESIDENCE: Mr. Obos blinks …

1965 – “Deep View” Submersible – Will Forman (American)

Project initiated in 1965 headed by Willis "Will" R. Forman (seen lying down in the above image). Launched in September 1971. A single mechanical arm with only three degrees of freedom and claw gripper. See Deep-View – 23:40 into the clip. "That's a 44 1/2 -inch-diameter glass hemisphere streamlining the bow of the Navy's latest …

1965 – PISCES Submersibles – (Canadian)

PISCES Production DSV         Completed     Depth (ft)     Crew PISCES I      1965         1,200         2 PISCES II     1968         2,600         3 PISCES III    1969         3,600         3 PISCES IV     1971       6,500         3 PISCES …

1965 – Scripps Benthic Lab Robot Arm – Victor C. Anderson (American)

Figure 16. In the Benthic Lab concept: an internally mounted manipulator can modify experimental setups and carry out maintenance and repair operations. (Courtesy V. C. Anderson, Scripps Institution of Oceanography.) Source: Teleoperators and Human Augmentation p28 Source: MPL participation in SEALAB II Author: Marine Physical Laboratory Publication Date: 02-01-1966 Abstract: SIO Reference 66-3. This report …