1971 – Hakuyo Submersible – (Japanese)
The Japanese Hakuyo Submersible was launched in 1971 and has one manipulator arm with five degrees of freedom. Image source: Manned Submersibles, Frank Bushby, 1976. See other early Underwater Robots here.
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1972 – NEREID 330 Submersible – (Dutch)
Launched: 1972 Manipulators: Two; one is 15 ft. long and capable of 2,500 lb lift; the second is a smaller one attached to the longer arm which is used to perform delicate operations. Installed on starboard side near centre of buoyancy. Gripping force of the large claw is 6 tons. See other early Underwater Robots …
1968 – Shinkai HU06 Submersible – (Japanese)
The Maritime Safety Agency operates the underwater research vehicle (URV) HU06 Shinkai, with the support vessel Otome Maru. Built by Kawasaki Heavy industries. The Skinkai was commissioned in 1968. Press Photo: The Yen400 million survey submarine is expected to be completed by the Science and Technology Agency by December 1968. The [yet] unmaned vessel, now …
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 …
1969 – NR-1 Submersible – General Dynamics (American)
1969 – NR-1 Submersible by General Dynamics. Early design sketch of the NR-1 sub. Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat Laid down: 10 June 1967 Launched: 25 January 1969 Source: Wikipedia NR-1 is able to land on the seafloor on a pair of retractable wheels and can lift heavy objects with a manipulator arm system. NR-1's …
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