A 1968 Report Showcasing Cutting-Edge ‘Useful’ Robots
by Lori Dorn from Laughing Squid on (#764F2)
Historic footage company British Pathe shared a fascinating report from Queen Mary's College in London, where members of the engineering department demonstrated their cutting-edge useful" robotic prototypes for 1968. These robots included a walking machine for those without limbs, a Mole Miner" for digging on the Moon, a centipede robot for covering large distances in challenging environments such as swamps or zero-gravity, and a step-climbing carriage that assists with climbing.
Useful Robots (1968)
via The Awesomer
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