1958-62 - "Beetle" Mobile Manipulator. Background Information: Popular Mechanic's (Sep 1956) drawing made by Frank Tinsley from designs by Lee A. Ohlinger of Northrop Aviation, Inc. of a robot mechanic for the proposed atomic-powered airplane, a star-crossed project that stumbled through 10 years and $500,000 without ever getting off the…
1960c - Lee Mobile Manipulator. [I presently have no other information on this mobile manipulator.] The Lee Model 6A Manipulator was used on the mobile platform. 1974 Centaure Mobile Manipulator (French). The CEE-VEE Remote Mobile Vehicle with crane-like manipulator See other early Space Teleoperators here.
1985 - ACEC Mobile Inspection Vehicle The manipulators are master-slave force feed-back and electrically driven. The ACEC Vehicle for remote inspection and intervention has a minimal footprint when the treads are folded up and the manipulator arms are also folded. Publication number EP0197020 A1 Publication date Oct 8, 1986 Filing…