a history of cybernetic animals and early robots
Search PA pr.1832 "Search 2" [ПоиÑковый ПРпр.1832"ПоиÑк-2"] Manipulator arms are folded underneath hull. 1 – pen horizontal steering; 2 cowl steering column the sustainer engine; 3 – drive steering column; 5 – aft main ballast tanks; 6 – the hatch; 7 – pilot house; 8 – ring cargo unit; 9 – service module; 10 …
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Folded manipulator arm. Submersibles North- 2 project in 1825 Translated from Russian with errors. Posted to "defend Russia" about the first domestic deep self -propelled unit for the study of the World Ocean Project 1825 , is designed to carry out scientific research in the field of Marine Biology , oceanography and marine geology. Design …
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Reef Submersible. [ПР“Риф”.] Submersibles "Reef" and "Walrus". In the early 1980s, in the Experimental Design Bureau of special technical means was drafted submersible submarines for underwater works, maintenance of building and control of subsea pipelines, cable lines, waterworks, their maintenance. For this project were built two devices "Reef" and "Walrus" . In 1985 and …
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Translated from Russian here as at 2011. pr.16810 "Rus" [пр.16810 "РуÑÑŒ"] pr.16811 "Consul" [пр.16811 "КонÑул"] Manned deep-propelled underwater vehicle / ship 3 rank – a standalone deep-sea vehicle. The project unit developed SPMDB "Malachite" (St. Petersburg). Design submersibles on the instructions of the Soviet Navy and is designed to dive to a depth of 6000 …
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MIR (SUBMERSIBLE) Mir is a self-propelled Deep Submergence Vehicle. The project was initially developed by the USSR Academy of Sciences (now the Russian Academy of Sciences) along with Design Bureau Lazurith. Later two vehicles were ordered from Finland. The Mir 1 and Mir 2, delivered in 1987, were designed and built by the Finnish company …
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