Letter regarding Operating Unimate Industrial Robot, 1965

Summary

George Devol revolutionized manufacturing with his invention of the Unimate -- the world's first industrial robot. These rugged programmable units were designed to perform repetitive, arduous and hazardous tasks. The first Unimate was installed in a General Motors plant in 1961. This document, part of a larger collection, chronicles the Unimate's conception, construction and operation.

George Devol revolutionized manufacturing with his invention of the Unimate -- the world's first industrial robot. These rugged programmable units were designed to perform repetitive, arduous and hazardous tasks. The first Unimate was installed in a General Motors plant in 1961. This document, part of a larger collection, chronicles the Unimate's conception, construction and operation.

Artifact

Letter (Correspondence)

Subject Date

14 October 1965

Creators

Dunne, Maurice J. 

Unimation, Inc. 

Creator Notes

Letter written by Maurice J. Dunne representing Unimation, Inc.

Collection Title

George Devol Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2012.64.97

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Donated by the Family of George C. Devol.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Typewriting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 11 in

Width: 8.5 in

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