1971-4 – JASON a low-cost mobile robot – L. Stephen Coles, Michael H. Smith (American)

JASON, a robot built by students in the EE Dept. at University of California, Berkeley. They include L. Stephen Coles, Michael H. Smith, Alan M. Robb, Paul L. Sinclair, and Ralph R. Sobek. The robot is equipped with a number of infrared proximity sensors and a radio link to its remote computer controller. Its onboard …

1971 – PrOP-M Mars Mini Rover (Soviet)

PrOP-M is now at the museum in St.Petersburg. PrOP-M (Device Evaluation Terrain – Mars) [Note: the acronym only works in Russian] ПрОП-Ðœ (Прибор Оценки Проходимости – Марс) Mass………………………………………………4 kg Overall dimensions…………………………215x160x60 mm Travel speed……………………………………1 m/h Power consumption………………………………5 W Customer: Lavochkin Association. (First translated article) Two automated rovers reached Mars in 1971 during a mission the Mars …

1965-71 – G.E. Hardiman I Exoskeleton – Ralph Mosher (American)

One of the few photographs we see of Hardiman I.  I’d have a smile like that on my face too if I had one of these. Hardiman is a name derived somehow, from “Human Augmentation Research and Development Investigation.” and Man from MANipulator.  Sometimes written as HardiMan, Hardi-Man, Hardi Man, Hardiman I.  Said to also …