a history of cybernetic animals and early robots
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 a different type of manipulator …
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 of descending to depths of …
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Source: The Advanced Handbook of Robotics, Safford. Source: Popular Mechanics, Aug, 1963. Source: Teleoperator Operations. The MOBOT (MObile roBOT) was developed by Hughes Aircraft Company and is used by Shell Oil Company of California as an underwater wellhead manipulator. MOBOT, which is shown in Figure 16, consists of an electro-hydraulic vehicle designed to be …
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Source: Meccano Magazine, Feb, 1963. ….. I am introducing you to a machine known as Mobot, pictured above. Developed by the Shell Oil Company in the U.S.A., Mobot can work on oil wells 1,000 feet down on the ocean bed. It can swim, see, hear, and has a "nose" that can turn screws, work valves, …
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SOLARIS – Submerged Object Locating And Retrieving/Identification System is a vehicle built by Vitro Laboratories for the U. S. Navy. It can be used down to 650 foot depths and is controlled by a surface vessel through a cable. A toggle action claw is attached to the underside of the vehicle. It is designed to …
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