Computer History Museum

Robot - Minsky Arm

Color (sepia) image of the Minsky Arm. It's "fingers" are clasping the back of a metal chair. A white board has been placed behind the arm to aid in viewing the arm. 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.

Robot - Minsky Arm - Image 1

Item Details

Type
Still Image
Catalogue number
102697991
Category
Photograph
Credit line
Courtesy of Gwen Bell
Dimension
3 1/2w x 5h x 16l (in)
8.89w x 12.7h (cm)
Acquisition number
X7413.2015