Bob Oldrieve using manipulator arms
Bob Oldrieve, a hot laboratory supervisor, uses manipulator arms to inspect radioactive materials within a hot cell at Plum Brook Station in Sundusky, Ohio. The pliers-type "hand" is visible inside the window. Operators became so skillful in operating the manipulators that some were even able to thread a needle with them.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: C-1961-55638
Date: February 7, 1961
Bob Oldrieve using manipulator arms
Bob Oldrieve, a hot laboratory supervisor, uses manipulator arms to inspect radioactive materials within a hot cell at Plum Brook Station in Sundusky, Ohio. The pliers-type "hand" is visible inside the window. Operators became so skillful in operating the manipulators that some were even able to thread a needle with them.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: C-1961-55638
Date: February 7, 1961