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George Charles Devol Jr. (February 20, 1912 – August 11, 2011) was an American inventor, best known for creating Unimate, the first industrial robot. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The National Inventors Hall of Fame says, "Devol's patent for the first digitally operated programmable robotic arm represents the foundation of the modern robotics industry."
The closing ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics took place at the Stade de France on 11 August 2024. [1]As per traditional Olympic protocol, the ceremony featured cultural presentations from both the current (France) and following (United States) host countries, as well as closing remarks by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and the COJOP2024 President Tony Estanguet ...
Actor Tom Cruise jumps from the roof of the Stade de France during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France. / Credit: Fabrizio Bensch/Pool/Getty Image
The 2024 Olympics took a bow on Sunday during the traditional closing ceremony in Paris.. The Olympics officially opened in Paris on Friday, July 26, though some team events started on July 24 ...
The Paris Olympics have officially come to a close, but not without a grand finale! Before athletes and fans gathered at Stade de France, the nation’s largest stadium, the Olympic flame, carried ...
Unimation was the world's first robotics company. It was founded in 1962 by Joseph F. Engelberger and George Devol and was located in Danbury, Connecticut. [1] Devol had already applied for a patent an industrial robotic arm in 1954; U.S. patent 2,988,237 was issued in 1961. [2] [3] [4]
After the Olympics’ closing ceremony, Reboul and Jolly will switch to Paralympic festivities, whose opening bash will take place Place de la Concorde, in the center of Paris. Best of Variety
It was invented by George Devol in the 1950s using his original patent filed in 1954 and granted in 1961 [5] (U.S. patent 2,988,237).The patent is titled "Programmed Article Transfer" (PAT) and begins: