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1960 – “Minotaur” Remote Manipulator – General Mills (American)

 The Los Alamos Minotaur—presumably so called because of its bull-like strength and man-like arms—is an exception to the statement that electrical unilateral manipulator arms are used singly (fig. 108 below). A pair of manipulator arms plus a second pair of adjustable arms holding lights and TV cameras protrude from a…
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1970-2 – “Virgule” Remote-Controlled Manipulator – Jean Vertut (French)

1970-2 - "Virgule" Remote-Controlled Manipulator. Virgule being demonstrated at an exhibition. See 1:14 and 4:16 into video clip. The MA22 arm (slave unit shown) was very innovative at the time. The motors counterbalance the rest of the arm. It was replaced in 1975 by the MA23 which is still highly…
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1974 – Remote-Controlled Manipulator Vehicle – KHG (German)

Looking like a military gravedigger or an agricultural battle tank, the KHG Remote-Controlled Manipulator Vehicle was an early West German response to the problems of maintenance and repair in nuclear installations. The Robot That'll Do Anything A new remote controlled robot has been developed in Germany able to do most…
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1963 – “MRMU” Mobile Remote Manipulator Unit – FMC Corp. (American)

1963 - "MRMU" Mobile Remote Manipulating1 Unit - FMC Corp. MOBILE REMOTE MANIPULATOR1 UNIT It is recommended that the Mobile Remote Manipulator Unit (MRMU) be selected for study in Phase I as the basic recovery system. This unit, as developed by the FMC Corporation for the Research and Technology Division,…
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1961 – “Little Ranger” Mobile Remote Manipulator – General Mills (American)

"The Little Ranger," a mobile remote handler, extends man's reach and dexterity into radioactive, explosive or other danger zones "off limits" to humans. Monitored by TV or viewed through a shielding window, "The Little Ranger" can manipulate 50 lb. loads, reach up to 8 feet, tow an 850-pound weight, and turn…
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Atomic energy exhibit in the US pavilion

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Atomic energy exhibit in the US pavilion, visitor operating romote control hands for handling of radioactive material, at the Brussels world's fair. (Photo by Michael Rougier/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

1953 – G.E. “O-Man” Manipulator – (American)

1953 - G.E. "O-Man" Manipulator Source: Popular Science, March 1964. G.E,'s Handyman is seen here mounted under an O-Man. Source: Meccano Magazine, February 1963. Perhaps the world's most powerful mechanical arm was developed several years ago in America. Named "O-Man" (for Overhead-MANipulator), this 15-ton remote-controlled giant makes possible the assembly…
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1954 – Teledoctor – Hugo Gernsback (American)

  Gernsback, Hugo "The Teledoctor", Television, Feb. 1955 pp. 22-24. Hugo Gernsback's 1954 solution to the doctor shortage was the ultimate in bringing the patient to the overworked physician: an updated version of the 1924 Radio Doctor called the "Teledoctor." Delivered to your front door on a rental plan, this…
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