Who is known as the “Father of industrial robotics”?
Although the first robot manipulator was invented by George Devol, many experts called another person the “Father of industrial robotics”.
This “Father” is an American physicist, engineer and entrepreneur
Joseph Engelberger (1925-2015) .
In the late 1960s, Engelberger acquired Devol's robot patent to modify it into an industrial robot and form a company called Unimation to produce and market the robots.
After leaving Unimation, and seeing his parents age, Engelberger saw an opportunity for robotics to improve the medical field. He founded Transitions Research Corporation in 1984, selling in 1988 the first HelpMate unit-a robot designed to deliver different supplies within hospitals. In the 1990s, over 100 hospitals worldwide were operating HelpMates. This success gained him even more recognition.
Even in his eighties he continued to work in the field of robotics, especially in the sub-field for elderly care.
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