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\F1\CNovember 9, 1976



Mr. Edwin Clarke
Manager - Manufacturing Engineering
Black and Decker Mfg. Co.
Towson, Md 21204


Dear Mr. Clarke:

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	Enclosed  is  the  Vicarm  manipulator  literature  you   recently
requested.  Vicarm manipulators are currently  being used by the  National
Bureau of Standards in Gaithersberg, Md., the Naval Research Laboratory in
Washington, D.C., and the General Motors  Corp. in Michigan.  We are  also
about to deliver a system to  the Western Electric Co. in Princeton,  N.J.
These are  a few  example installations  in development  and  experimental
situations.

	Should you be interested  in 8-12 model  M.I.T. manipulators in  a
single installation,  the cost  would be  about $25,000  per  manipulator,
including all controllers, and computers.  Because Vicarm manipulators are
completely and continuously computer  controlled, they are ideally  suited
for multiple station applications such as you apparantly have in mind.  As
we use an  advanced computer program,  our arms are  also very  versatile.
They can be used on moving conveyor belts, rotary tables, in  coordination
with external sensors,  and with general  purpose tools to  do small  part
assembly tasks.\.

	
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Yours sincerely,



Victor Scheinman
    President

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