1968 – Scripps Benthic Lab Tensor Arm – Victor C. Anderson (American)

FIGURE 95.—The Scripps tensor arm. Stress on the nylon filaments actuates the arm. (Courtesy of V. C. Anderson, Scripps Institution of Oceanography.) The "tensor arm," conceived by Victor Anderson, at the Marine Physical Laboratory (MPL) of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, has 16 degrees of freedom (fig. 95). The entire arm is hydraulically actuated by …

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 …