“The Beetle” (1960’s) was the closest thing we’ve ever had to an actual militarised giant tank robot
Built by Jered Industries in Detroit for General Electric’s Nuclear Materials and Propulsion Operation division, the Beetle was a piloted heavy machine designed for the United States Air Force Special Weapons Centre, intended to service and maintain a planned fleet of atomic-powered Air Force bombers. The development of the project began in 1959, and it was completed in 1961.
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