a history of cybernetic animals and early robots
1975 – RUWS Remote Unmanned Work System In order to do useful work in the deep ocean, NUC has been active in advancing manipulator technology. A recently developed system is the Remote Unmanned Work System (RUWS) manipulator. It is a master slave system based on end-point or terminus control, rather than an exoskeletal control. The …
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CUTLET DEPTH: 1,148' DIMENSIONS (LxWxH): 180" x 67" x 83" WEIGHT: 2,536 lbs SPEED: (Max Surface) NA (Max Current) NA STRUCTURE: Open metal framework with ring-stiffened tanks for buoyancy. PROPULSION: Three 10 hp, reversible, electric thrusters (2 long, 1 vert). Maneuvering accomplished by independent control of thrusters. INSTRUMENTATION: Two CCTV cameras on p&t units, mag …
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1968 – Legged Underwater Vehicle Patent by Hugh A. Ballinger. Underwater vehicle Publication number US3550386 A Publication date 29 Dec 1970 Filing date 28 Mar 1968 Priority date 31 Mar 1967 Inventors Ballinger Hugh Anthony Original Assignee Atomic Energy Authority UK An underwater vehicle comprising a free flooding streamlined body shell attached to a control …
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1965 – CURV Cable-controlled Underwater Recovery Vehicle by Jack L. Sayer Jr. NOTS-Pasadena Scientists Develop Recovery Vehicle from Rocketeer, July 9, 1965. CURV Pays Its Way Recovering Valuable Deep Ocean Ordnance NOTS Pasadena Laboratory has disclosed a new and unique method of reclaiming small ordnance items from the ocean floor. CURV—which sounds like a bend …
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The Telenaute Remote Operated Vehicle. Manipulator arm of the Telenaute. Movietone Newsreel Clip – here – Telenaute preparing for an underwater cave exploration. A commercial French company, the Compagnie Generale pour le Developpement Operationel des Recherches Sousmarines, own a similar craft [to CURV] known as the Telenaute. This is capable of movement in any …