Publication number US2987893 Publication date Jun 13, 1961 Filing date Oct 29, 1956 Inventor: Jack D. Robinson Jr. Original Assignee: American Machine & Foundry UNDERWATER CRAFT. Jack. D. Robinson, Jr., Norwalk, Conn., assignor to American Machine & Foundry Company, a corporation of New Jersey Filed Oct. 29, 1956. This invention relates to mobile underwater craft …
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 …
1923 – EPRON-1 Humidistat – E. G. Danilenko. ГидроÑтат Даниленко Е.Г. «ÐПРОÐ-1» Source: here. Original text by Alexey Rasshivalov, translated to English by Google translate. The first domestic ( and second in the world) DHD humidistat , better known as " EPRON -1 ." Built in 1923, the project EG Danilenko . Heavy machine to …
1978 – ARMS 1 (Atmospheric Roving Manipulator System) As early as 1971, Dr. Norman H. Wood, program engineer for General Electric's Cybernetic Automation & Mechanization Systems Section, described a new underwater manipulator system devised for use on a multi-well submerged platform. GE's activities in manipulators date back to the company's nuclear power development and space projects. …
Underwater Army Bases and Depot (See Figure 51: Under Sea Mobility) Recent marine biology and ocean engineering work have resulted in some startling underwater activity concepts and systems designs that promise to pave the way to a profitable exploitation of untapped water resources. It is not difficult to argue that before this decade has passed …