Artifact Details

Title

Robot - Minsky Arm close-up

Catalog Number

102697989

Type

Still Image

Description

Color (sepia) image of the Minsky Arm. The hydraulic tubing is shown. A white board has been placed behind the arm
to aid in viewing . The Minsky Arm was created by Marvin Minsky at MIT in 1968. It has 12 single degree freedom joints and a hand.
It was controlled by a PDP-6 computer.

Dimensions

overall: 5 in x 3 1/2 in

Category

Photograph

Credit

Courtesy of Gwen Bell

Lot Number

X7413.2015