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Unimation
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American robotics company (1962-88)
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. Devol had already applied for a patent an industrial robotic arm in 1954; U.S. patent 2,988,237 was issued in 1961.2 It ceased to exist in 1988.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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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. Devol had already applied for a patent an industrial robotic arm in 1954; U.S. patent 2,988,237 was issued in 1961.2
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- WikidataQ1598157
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- 1WikidataUnimation on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaUnimation on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsUnimation logo by EBatlleP, CC BY-SA 4.0