Aeolus Robotics - In 1961, General Motors introduced the auto industry's first assembly line robots, called Unimate, (seen here). The Unimate transported and welded die castings, a dangerous task for workers, who
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Yaskawa Motoman - In 1961, Unimate, the first industrial robot joined the assembly line at a New Jersey General Motors plant to work with heated die-casting machines. It weighed 4,000 pounds and
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1954- Birth of an Industrial Robot in the US | History | Kawasaki Robotics 50th Anniversary | Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
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