Unimate, the first industrial robot

The Unimate arm, built by George Devol and Joseph Engelberger, starts working at a General Motors plant in New Jersey. It weighs about 1.8 tons, costs $25,000 and removes hot parts from die-casting machines, a dangerous task for workers.

Source: Wikipedia, Unimate

A Unimate serves coffee at the Biltmore Hotel in 1967. CC BY 4.0

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