IBM Video - Manufacture of Model Fs by IBM 7535/7565 robots

[daedalus]

dw_junon from Geekhack acquired and uploaded this video (quite a crazy story about how he got his hands on it) of an IBM demonstration of some of their industrial robots. It so happens that from about a minute and a half in, the video shows how IBM used the robots to automate the manufacture of Model F keyboards in their Greenock plant in Scotland. It's very interesting to see how these things were assembled in the factory.

[webwit]

Great video, I always wanted to see that. Makes me sad that IBM now is a... well what is it.. service company? I bet my phone has more processing power than that industrial cpu.

[mintberryminuscrunch]

nice, thx for sharing

[javifast]

Incredible video. Nice find. Thanks.

[nathanscribe]

Agreed,a nice find - thanks for that.

[Gilgam]

What ?!
They are not made by young blond haired virgins in kilt, at night under a full moon ?

Nice video btw

[woody]

Wonder what the game they're playing at the beginning is.

[Redmaus]

Watched the whole thing, enjoyed.

Hope sometime in the future when manufacturing is more cost effective IBM will buy Unicomp and make these again.

Its a long shot though.

[indrora]

Looks like they managed to get a shot or two with a smashed cap or two.