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1985 – “Aquarobot” Aquatic walking robot – (Japanese)

An early Artist's conception from the late 1970's. Source: Robots: Fact, Fiction, and Prediction by Jasia Reichardt, 1978. Source: Field Test of Aquatic Walking Robot for Underwater Inspection Junichi Akizono, Senior Research Engineer Mineo Iwasaki, Chief of Robotics Laboratory Takashi Nemoto, Member of Robotics Laboratory Osamu Asakura, Member of Robotics…
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1984-93 – Undersea Robot Concept – ART Project (Japanese)

The ART Project’s Nuclear Inspection Centaur Robot After the earthquake last year and the resulting damage to the Fukushima nuclear plant, observers criticized Japan’s lack of preparedness. In particular, many felt that the Japanese robotics sector’s focus on expensive humanoids had squandered time and resources better spent on more specialized…
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1968 – Minsky-Bennett Arm – Marvin Minsky and Bill Bennett (American)

Marvin Minsky with his Arm. Photo by Dan McCoy in OMNI Magazine, June 1980. Also called the "Tentacle" Arm. Marvin Minsky   - Activating a dead crayfish claw Selected transcript "And that’s the anatomy of the mechanical arm I built that you see in the MIT Museum today" One of the…
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1968 – Scripps Benthic Lab Tensor Arm – Victor C. Anderson (American)

FIGURE 95.—The Scripps tensor arm. Stress on the nylon filaments actuates the arm. (Courtesy of V. C. Anderson, Scripps Institution of Oceanography.) The "tensor arm," conceived by Victor Anderson, at the Marine Physical Laboratory (MPL) of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, has 16 degrees of freedom (fig. 95). The entire…
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1965 – Scripps Benthic Lab Robot Arm – Victor C. Anderson (American)

Figure 16. In the Benthic Lab concept: an internally mounted manipulator can modify experimental setups and carry out maintenance and repair operations. (Courtesy V. C. Anderson, Scripps Institution of Oceanography.) Source: Teleoperators and Human Augmentation p28 Source: MPL participation in SEALAB II Author: Marine Physical Laboratory Publication Date: 02-01-1966 Abstract:…
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1980 – SMIT SUB-1000 ROV – (Dutch)

Artist's conception. 1980 - SMIT SUB-1000 ROV Interview excerpts of Chris Nicholson - Deep Sea Systems International Founder ••I was always trying to expand my skills and progress further in the industry. It got to the point where I found myself not having time for school. I ended up going…

1978 – SCORPIO ROV – (American)

SCORPIO (Submersible Craft for Ocean Repair, Positioning,Inspection and Observation), built by Ametek, Straza, USA, has a depth capability of 1000 m and is fitted with a 5 function manipulator. Launched in 1978, it has been in drilling support work in the North Sea since mid 1979. The prototype SCORPIO has…

1978 – ORCA I ROV – Saab-Scania (Swedish)

ORCA 1 (Oceaneering Remote-Controlled Arms) DEPTH: 2,300' DIMENSIONS (LxWxH): 11.5' x 6.6' x 6.6' WEIGHT: 6,000 lbs SPEED: (Max Surface) NA (Max Current) NA STRUCTURE: Rectangular, open metal framework encloses and supports all components. Syntactic foam blocks mounted on top of frame. PROPULSION: Seven 6KW hydraulic thrusters provide maneuvering in…
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1974 – SNURRE ROV – (Norwegian)

SNURRE I, built by Myrens Verksted A/S and the Continental Shelf Institute (IKU), Norway, has four electro-hydraulically powered thrusters and is fitted with one manipulator. It has hydraulic reserves for one more manipulator or other tools. SNURRE I had been in operation since 1974 and has been used for a…

1967 – DSSV Deep Submergence Search Vehicle Concept – (American)

  1967 - DSSV Deep Submergence Search Vehicle Concept by Westinghouse Electric Co.    PRESS RELEASE 7/25/67 WASHINGTON: Artist's drawing of the U. S. Navy's deep submergence search vehicle (DSSV). When completed in the early 1970's, the unique vehicle will be the first of a maneuverable class of vehicles capable…
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