a history of cybernetic animals and early robots
1934 – Deep Sea Diving Suit by Thomas Connelly. Note incorrect depiction of air lines, of which there should be none, as the suit employed a rebreather system. Source: History of Diving Museum A pair of powerful lamps attached to the writs of "Iron Mike". Source: Middletown Times Herald, Mar 28, 1939. Cyril Von …
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1927 – Flexible Diving Armour by Karl Hipssich. Publication number US1722375 A Publication type Grant Publication date Jul 30, 1929 Filing date Mar 16, 1927 Priority date Mar 16, 1927 Inventors Karl Hipssich Original Assignee Karl Hipssich 1. A diving apparel in the form of a diving suit and adapted to withstand high external …
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Joseph Salim Peress with his "Tritonia" Diving Armour. Extract from Wiki: Joseph Salim Peress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph Salim Peress Born 1896, Died June 4, 1978 In 1918 Peress began working for WG Tarrant at Byfleet, United Kingdom, where he was given the space and tools to develop his ideas about constructing an …
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1921-5 – Diving Armor by Joseph Salim Peress. Peress explaining his new armored diving suit at the Shipping Exhibition, at Olympia, London, England. It was manufactured in stainless steel by Staybrite Silver in England. Source: Getty Images Joseph Salim Peress with his new armoured diving suit. Source: Getty Images In 1921, Joseph Salim Peress filed …
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On July 28, 1950, Frank Stuart gave his first public outing of his man-made walking elephant, walking the roads of Essex with a load of children in its howdah. This robot “Jumbo” is the remarkable invention by Mr. Frank Stuart, a theatrical mask maker and scenic artist. About two years earlier, when watching donkeys on the …
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