dec 5, 1954 - George Devol designed the first truly programmable robot and called it
UNIMATE for "Universal Automation." (US patent 2 998 237) [4]
Later, in
1956, George Devol and Joseph Engelberger formed the world's first robot
company “Unimation” which stands for “universal automation”. [2]
As a
result, Engelberger has been called the 'father of robotics’. [3]
Unimation is still
in production today, with robots for sale.
