August 22, 2011
Compute Compute
Guest question from Manish Achuth.
What is this? Identify the dude in the video.
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Answer:
This is the Unimate, first ever industrial robotic arm. Invented by George Devol.
which dude you are talking about?
Unimate or Joseph Engelberger?
Joseph Engelberger, refered to as “father of robotics” demoing Unimate (invented by George Devol)
Devo;’s robot – robotic arm playing golf
George C. Devol
George C. Devol, a largely self-taught inventor who drew from science fiction to help develop Unimate, the revolutionary mechanical arm that became a prototype for robots now widely used on automobile assembly lines and in other industries. In the 60s.
Total respect.
George C. Devol, inventor of the robotic arm
Joe Engelberger and the Unimate robot
George Devol and his Unimate industrial robot.
George Devol who invented the robot arm.
Joseph Engelberger
I am guessing that it’s a Rube Goldberg invention. A golf playing machine perhaps.
George Devol
RIP