MIT's MH-1 from 1962: one of the earliest tactile-guided robot manipulation experiments
kevin_zakka · x · 2026-11-02
Kevin Zakka shares archival footage of MH-1, a tactile-guided manipulation arm built at MIT around 1962 — one of the earliest pioneering efforts in robot manipulation and a fascinating look back for today's tactile robotics research.
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