a history of cybernetic animals and early robots
1906 – Apparatus for Submarine Recovering Operations Patent by Becchi and Tarantini. Publication number US872888 A Publication type Grant Publication date Dec 3, 1907 Filing date Nov 15, 1906 Inventors Angelo Becchi, Giovanni Battista Tarantini Original Assignee Angelo Becchi, Giovanni Battista Tarantini APPARATUS FOR SUBMARINE RECOVERING OPERATIONS. This invention has for its object to provide …
1906 – Diving Armour by- Friedrich Gall Invention name: Aus einem Panzer bestehende Taucherrüstung, deren Glieder durch wasserdicht abschliessende Kugelgelenke miteinander verbunden sind. [Google translation- From an existing tank armor diver whose members are connected by waterproof final ball joints.] Publication number DE193397 C Publication date Dec 19, 1907 Filing date Feb 13, 1906 …
In 1906 the Swedish weekly Hvar 8 Dag published this photograph of an interesting diving apparatus, designed by the Italian inventor Giuseppe Restucci. This is how the weekly described the apparatus: "The arms are artificial, and are operated from the inside by the diver. There is an electric lantern on the helmet.Very heavy objects can be …
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Mechanical Man Exposed; Talks Freely – (Source – Fitchburg Sentinel, 18 Feb 1935.) The "Mechanical Man" isn't. "It" or "he" is a human being, adept at impersonating a mechanical man, robot or some similar electric device. This was disclosed last night at the Oyster Bar when he was publicly "opened," the act consisting of the …
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Placemarker entry only from Des Moines Daily News 14 Jan 1906 p10 IN VAUDEVILLE. James Bingham, the ventriloquist, with his mechanical walking figures will appear this week. [If anyone has any further information on Bingham's walking figures I will add it here and credit you with it.]