1968-69 – Deepstar 2000 Diving Saucer – Westinghouse (American)

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1968-69 – Deepstar 2000 Diving Saucer by Westinghouse.

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The manipulator arm is simple as per all Cousteau/Westinghouse submersibles of this period with only two degrees of freedom. The arm is electro-hydraulic and the claw is of the clam-shell type, also referred to as an "orange peel" claw. Arm is also mechanically jettisonable for safety reasons.

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1968-69 – Deepstar 2000 Diving Saucer by Westinghouse.


See Cousteau's earlier SP-350 here and Deepstar 4000 here.

See other early Underwater Robots here.