1966 – Underwater Power Source – Renic P Vincent, Lawrence B Wilder (American)

Underwater power source Publication number    US3418818 A Publication type    Grant Publication date    31 Dec 1968 Filing date    22 Apr 1966 Priority date    22 Apr 1966 Inventors    Renic P Vincent, Lawrence B Wilder Original Assignee    Pan American Petroleum Corp ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A method and apparatus for supplying power to underwater apparatuses which makes use …

1966 – Underwater Manipulator System – John R Moore, James S Sweeney (American)

Underwater manipulator system Publication number    US3414136 A Publication type    Grant Publication date    3 Dec 1968 Filing date    18 Jan 1966 Priority date    18 Jan 1966 Inventors    John R Moore, James S Sweeney Original Assignee    North American Rockwell ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE System for positioning an underwater manipulator arm to correspond with the position of an …

1964 – Aquacopter – General Motors (American)

  AN AQUACOPTER, a two-man undersea personnel carrier fitted with claw-handed arms and capable of operating on the ocean floor, is one of the futuristic vehicles featured in the undersea set of the General Motors Futurama ride at the New York World's Fair. In an aquacopter geologists, according to GM designers, would be able to …

1964 – Yomiuri Submersible – Yomiuri Shimbu / Kawasaki (Japanese)

1964 – Yomiuri Submersible by Yomiuri Shimbu Newspaper and Kawasaki Heavy Industries.   Image source: Manned Submersibles, Frank Bushby, 1976. The manipulator has six degrees of freedom. See other early Underwater Robots here.

1962-65 – Deepstar 4000 Diving Saucer – Jacques-Yves Cousteau / Westinghouse (French/American)

Image source: Popular Mechanics, August 1963. 1962 – Deepstar 4000 Diving Saucer – Jacques-Yves Cousteau / Westinghouse launched in 1965. 26 Jun 1962-NEW YORK: William E. Knox, president of Westinghouse International, demonstrates the flexibility of a remote control arm, part of a unique deep-sea vehicle at a 6/26(/62) press conference. The new  self-propelled vehicle, to …