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1955 – Mobile Remote Manipulator at Argonne National Labs. Sphere-mounted tongs, similar to those on Mobile Remote Manipulator. Popular Mechanics Feb 1955 Lead Shield on Wheels Guards Atomic Worker Electric motors propel a heavy, three-sided lead shield used in handling radioactive materials at Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago. The barrier, which is four inches thick, …

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Mechanical Men and Robot Models from various Meccano Instruction Manuals. 1931 Mechanical Man AMONG the many mechanical marvels that scientists tell us will be common sights in the year 2031 A.D., none can be of  greater interest than the " robots " or mechanical men which, we are assured, wilt be used to perform almost …

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