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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 present invention relates to the automatic operation of machinery, particularly the handling apparatus, and to automatic control apparatus suited for such machinery. [6] Devol, together with Joseph Engelberger, his business associate, started the world's first robot manufacturing company, Unimation. [7]
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The Federal Art Project (1935–1943) of the Works Progress Administration was the largest of the New Deal art projects. [1] As many as 10,000 artists [2] were employed to create murals, easel paintings, sculpture, graphic art, posters, photography, Index of American Design documentation, theatre scenic design, and arts and crafts. [3]
Joseph Frederick Engelberger (July 26, 1925 – December 1, 2015) was an American physicist, engineer and entrepreneur. Licensing the original patent awarded to inventor George Devol, Engelberger developed the first industrial robot in the United States, the Unimate, in the 1950s.
A new mural in Silver Lake embraces the community in a way that's highly visible to those traveling through. Earlier this month, residents of all ages joined in adding the final bits of paint via ...
Image credits: Fine Art / Getty Images #4 Claude Monet (November 14, 1840 — December 5, 1926) Claude Monet was a French painter who, according to Laura Auricchio of the Department of Art and ...
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