a history of cybernetic animals and early robots
1897 – Diving Apparatus – John and George Day. Little is known about the Day brothers. It is not currently known if the suit was built. Images from the British patent GB189707105A. Publication number US609418 A Publication date Aug 23, 1898 Filing date Dec 22, 1897 Inventors Day And George Day Be it known that …
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1890 – Crustacean Diving Dress by Col. William Carey. Source: English Mechanic and World of Science – Volume 53, 1891 – Page 351 Col. William Carey, C. B., late R.A., the “crustacean diving dress,” which he has protected by [Great Britain] patents 3083, 4467, and 6494 [6431?] of 1890, in which he shows how the …
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1878 – Diving Suit by the Carmagnolle Bros. The suit was the first truly anthropomorphic suit design to be constructed. A distinctive feature of the Carmagnolle suit was the helmet. It had 25 individual two-inch diameter glass viewing ports spaced at the average distance of the human eyes. An additional port at the top of …
The Phillips patent is the first known "Armored Diving Suit". There is no evidence yet found that suggests that Phillips actually built his suit, although he did build an earlier submarine. Many features of the design will be seen in similar more successful suits over a half century later. Note the additional manipulators projecting from …
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