George Devol

creating Unimate, the first industrial robot

• Invented Unimate in the 1950s
• Received a patent for the first digital computer controller for a robotic arm
• Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame

George Devol was an American inventor renowned for his groundbreaking work in robotics. His creation, Unimate, revolutionized the manufacturing industry by introducing the world’s first industrial robot.

Milestones

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  The Dawn of AI Robotics

  The Steel Arm That Started the Robot Age

  In 1961, a 4,000-pound mechanical arm named Unimate became the first industrial robot to work on an assembly line, forever changing manufacturing.

  1961

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