a history of cybernetic animals and early robots
1965 – Diving Suit – Henry Martinez and Charles Opalek Publication number US3329967 A Publication type Grant Publication date Jul 11, 1967 Filing date Mar 31, 1965 Priority date Mar 31, 1965 Inventors Martinez Henry J, Opalek Charles S Original Assignee Martinez Henry J, Opalek Charles S The invention relates to diving apparatus or …
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TREASURE HUNTING ROBOT-A 1,500 pound diving robot is checked over by diver Al Mikalow (right) and Paul Ilsley, a diving instructor at Mikalow's diving school in Oakland, Calif. Mikalow intents to dive in the robot later this summer in a search for treasure which legend says lies waiting in the Rio de Janiero, which sank …
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1934 – Deep Sea Diving Suit by Thomas Connelly. Note incorrect depiction of air lines, of which there should be none, as the suit employed a rebreather system. Source: History of Diving Museum A pair of powerful lamps attached to the writs of "Iron Mike". Source: Middletown Times Herald, Mar 28, 1939. Cyril Von …
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1927 – Flexible Diving Armour by Karl Hipssich. Publication number US1722375 A Publication type Grant Publication date Jul 30, 1929 Filing date Mar 16, 1927 Priority date Mar 16, 1927 Inventors Karl Hipssich Original Assignee Karl Hipssich 1. A diving apparel in the form of a diving suit and adapted to withstand high external …
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Joseph Salim Peress with his "Tritonia" Diving Armour. Extract from Wiki: Joseph Salim Peress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph Salim Peress Born 1896, Died June 4, 1978 In 1918 Peress began working for WG Tarrant at Byfleet, United Kingdom, where he was given the space and tools to develop his ideas about constructing an …
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