# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/george-devol
# Generated: 2026-08-12T21:24:04.438Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/george-devol"
name: "George Devol"
slug: "george-devol"
description: "George Charles Devol Jr. was an American inventor, best known for creating Unimate, the first industrial robot. The National Inventors Hall of Fame says, \"Devol's patent for the first digitally operated programmable robotic arm represents the foundation of the modern robotics industry.\""
tagline: "American inventor (1912–2011)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/George_C_Devol_Color_Photo.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "scientist"
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birthDate: "1912-02-20"
deathDate: "2011-08-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "George Devol"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump