George Devol
Inventor, Deceased Person
1912 – 2011
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Who was George Devol?
George Charles Devol, Jr. was an American inventor who was awarded the patent for Unimate, the first industrial robot. Devol's patent for the first digitally operated programmable robotic arm represented the foundation of the modern robotics industry.
As an inventor he had over 40 patents and was president of Devol Research. Devol has resided in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Wilton, Connecticut operating a robot consulting business.
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- Born
- Feb 20, 1912
Louisville - Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Louisville
- Died
- Aug 11, 2011
Wilton
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on July 23, 2013
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