Fast wäre mir ein wiedermal großartiger Artikel auf meinem Lieblings-Fachblog für alten Cyber- und Roboterkram durch die Lappen gegangen: Der Mann im Mad Scientiest-Outfit, der ein bisschen an Doctor Octopus erinnert, ist der Ingenieur Ralph Mosher, der der Welt seinen Hula-Hoop spielenden Handyman vorstellt:
"Handyman was built between 1958-59 at Schnetectady, New York [...] The idea [...] originated nine years ago when the General Electric Co. was in need of an especially delicate manipulator to handle experiments with an atomic aircraft engine. Manipulators with the theoretical dexterity to turn screws, fit parts and assemble close-tolerance components were available [...] The company asked Mosher, a mechanical engineer in the General Engineering Laboratory, to try to design a manipulator that could handle the task ..." cyberneticzoo.com: 1958-9 – GE Handyman – Ralph Mosher (American)
