a history of cybernetic animals and early robots
Android Space Manipulator Robots May Tend Ailing Satellites -One of the frustrations of scientists is "burned out" satellites, those which, because of a malfunction or a worn-out part, inertly orbit the earth, doing no worldly good. "Such a satellite becomes a million dollar bit of space debris for lack of a two-dollar part. It would …
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An autonomous Warden building, servicing and maintaining Daedalus. Above image source: Robots, by Peter Marsh, 1985 Autonomy and the Interstellar Probe – Sourced from here. by Paul Gilster on March 19, 2013 daedalus_final_report …..The span between the creation of the Daedalus design in the 1970s and today covers the development of the personal computer and …
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Space Schmoo . . . If you're a collector of acronyms (initials that make words) here's a beaut: Schmoo (for Space Cargo Handler and Manipulator for Orbital Operations). It's a vehicle that was designed by Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. Caption: This is the age of monsters in space also. A four-armed SCHMOO approaches a …
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GE Orbital Space Tug MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE DEPARTMENT GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA INTRODUCTION The General Electric Company has been active in the manipulator and remote-handling equipment fields for several years. primarily in connection with its nuclear laboratories and test facilities. The application of remote-handling equipment to operations in space and lunar situations is …
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Hughes Space Mobot concept. John W. Clark, Ph.D. NUCLEAR ELECTRONICS LABORATORY HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA ROLE OF REMOTE HANDLING IN SPACE [c1962] Orbiting Vehicles In connection with orbiting vehicles, remote-handling techniques can advantageously be employed in connection with maintenance and repair, assembly in orbit, and personnel transfer. Maintenance and repair is, of cause, …
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