Think of a factory. A gigantic mechanical arm Work that is dangerous to humans It works perfectly.

The revolutionary story of industrial robots George Devol It starts in 1961 with the invention of Unimate, the first industrial robot in history.

George Devol is an inventor who was born in America in 1912!

Throughout his career, Devol dreamed of a world where machines could perform repetitive tasks more safely and efficiently, and he bought this dream in 1954. “Programmed object transfer” With his patent he turned it into a concrete idea.

Devol, “Universal Automation” He created a revolution by succeeding in creating the first industrial robot in history, with a concept perspective that he defined as follows:

The robot called Unimate was first used on a General Motors assembly line in New Jersey in 1961.

The robot’s job is to pick up the castings from the conveyor belt. welding on car bodies laundry to do.

This job is very important for employees it was a dangerous job because it posed risks such as poisoning with exhaust fumes and loss of limbs.

For this reason, Unimate is By removing problems It increased occupational safety and accelerated production processes. This was officially a revolution for that period.

The robot also performs repetitive tasks It also reduces human errors to zero and thus increases production quality.

Although first used for material handling and welding work, Unimate was used later in various industrial areas also started to come into use.

What kind of principle did this robot work on?

Unimate pushes the boundaries of the technology of the time and makes movements and tasks possible with predefined commands It was managed with a system whereby

Commandos, robots was stored in memory and was implemented sequentially.

Although the first prototypes later worked with vacuum tubes to transistor technology This allowed the robot to operate faster and safer.

The motors that perform arm movements are This allowed the robot to handle and weld castings.

Moreover, Unimate offers all without using sensors It could perform its tasks in a fully programmed manner.

So Devol had brought about a true revolution in the industry!

In summary, Unimate is more than just a machine, A great victory combining technique, technology and imagination it had become.

This story, which later started with the vision of George Devol A new era in the world of automation It opened its doors and laid the foundation for today’s advanced systems.

Our other content that may interest you: