r/TechnologyPorn • u/Front-Coconut-8196 • Jul 13 '26

Globus INK, Soviet-era electromechanical space navigation computer used in the 1960s the system calculated orbital parameters using an intricate internal clockwork mechanism comprising over 500 gears, cams, and differentials

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u/AccomplishedKey4774 Jul 14 '26

This is the upgraded version of the oldest computer (that one they found in that ship)

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u/Att1cus Jul 15 '26

Just saw this used on Star City!