George Devol

Background

An American inventor and prolific patent holder.

Contribution

Patented 'Programmed Article Transfer' (filed 1954), the reprogrammable manipulator that became the Unimate — the basis of the industrial robot.

Associated inventions

• The Industrial Robot

Collaborators & contemporaries

• Joseph Engelberger

Associated organizations

• Unimation

Sources & further reading

Each citation names the publisher and the exact reference title.

• Engineering and Technology History Wiki (ETHW)IEEE / United Engineering Foundation · Professional body
• Computer History Museum — exhibits & timelineComputer History Museum · Museum

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