Willis R. Forman – cyberneticzoo.com http://cyberneticzoo.com a history of cybernetic animals and early robots Sun, 28 Feb 2016 08:33:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 1970c – ANTHRO ROV – Will Forman (American) http://cyberneticzoo.com/underwater-robotics/1970c-anthro-rov-will-forman-american/ Sat, 08 Aug 2015 13:08:05 +0000 http://cyberneticzoo.com/?p=12831 TV eye for underwater work A new device for underwater inspection work is Anthro, a remotely controlled submersible with a 20-inch-diameter plastic bubble for a hull. A television display and propulsion controls-on board ship or on dry land-are connected to the vehicle by an umbilical. Anthro's TV camera is electronically "slaved" to the operator's head. […]

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]]> 1965 – “Deep View” Submersible – Will Forman (American) http://cyberneticzoo.com/underwater-robotics/1965-deep-view-submersible-will-forman-american/ Sat, 08 Aug 2015 13:06:34 +0000 http://cyberneticzoo.com/?p=12806 Project initiated in 1965 headed by Willis "Will" R. Forman (seen lying down in the above image). Launched in September 1971. A single mechanical arm with only three degrees of freedom and claw gripper. See Deep-View – 23:40 into the clip. "That's a 44 1/2 -inch-diameter glass hemisphere streamlining the bow of the Navy's latest […]

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