Minsky Tentacle Arm Was Groping Women In 1968
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Thursday, 11 of November , 2010 at 12:27 am
Marvin Minsky helped found what is now known as the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory back in 1959. Only 9 years later, he constructed this tentacle arm, which shows an impressive level of sophistication. There isn’t too much info about it, but here’s the caption from the video, which was posted by MIT CSAIL:
“This film from 1968 shows Marvin Minsky’s tentacle arm, developed at the MIT AI Lab (one of CSAIL’s forerunner labs). The arm had twelve joints and could be controlled by a PDP-6 computer or via a joystick. This video demonstrates that the arm was strong enough to lift a person, yet gentle enough to embrace a child.”
[ MIT CSAIL ]
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Comment by quantum_flux
Made Tuesday, 16 of November , 2010 at 3:56 pm
LMAO, watch out for the dagger!!! Nice joystick method of control there.
Comment by buzzkill
Made Monday, 29 of November , 2010 at 3:36 am
Strong enough to lift a person?
While I can appreciate that the woman would hold the arm near it’s origin for stability, it looks suspiciously like a weight bearing hand grip, suggesting that she is supporting a significant portion of her own weight. It would also account for the lack of movement in the joints before her hand, ignoring the finger/hand pinch risk.
All the same, I admire the build, especially given the era in which it was assembled.
Comment by Chainsaw
Made Tuesday, 30 of November , 2010 at 6:42 pm
I can’t believe no one’s developed these further to make tentacle porn…
and I’m sure the TSA would love to get hold of it (so to speak)
Comment by screened gazebo
Made Monday, 21 of November , 2011 at 3:56 pm
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