around 1968

Minsky's tentacle arm

United States · Robotics

Around 1968 at MIT, Marvin Minsky developed a twelve-jointed hydraulic arm that moved like an octopus tentacle and could reach around obstacles. It was controlled by a DEC PDP-6 computer. [1][2][3][4]

Sources

1. Computer History Museum: Timeline 1968 – Minsky's Tentacle Arm
2. Computer History Museum: Minsky tentacle arm (CHM Revolution)
3. MIT CSAIL: Early Artificial Intelligence Projects (AI Films)
4. Moran, M. E.: Evolution of robotic arms (Journal of Robotic Surgery, PMC)

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