Tag: Organic Control

Painting (1986) by Anton van Dalenshowing B.F. Skinner with Project Pigeon. Project Orcon During World War II, Project Pigeon (later Project Orcon, for "organic control") was American behaviorist B. F. Skinner's attempt to develop a pigeon-guided missile. The control system involved a lens at the front of the missile projecting an image of the target to …

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Robots on your doorstep (a book about thinking machines) Nels Winkless, Iben Browning – 1978 – 178 pages Yogi is Smarter than the Average Bear …It is not widely remembered that Man has been the standard draft animal for most of "historical" times, quite apart from prehistory. Only very late in the game, during the …

Read More “1956c – “Dog-Mobile” Dog-controlled Walking Truck (Concept) – Iben Browning (American)”