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Joseph Frederick Engelberger

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American physicist, engineer and entrepreneur (1925-2015)

United StatesScientistsLived 1925 to 2015 · aged 90
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Joseph Frederick Engelberger was an American physicist, engineer and entrepreneur. Often regarded as the "Father of Robotics". Licensing the original patent awarded to inventor George Devol, Engelberger developed the first industrial robot in the United States, the Unimate, in the 1950s.

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Four Helpmate robots on the floor of Transitions Research Corporation in Danbury, 1993Four Helpmate robots on the floor of Transitions Research Corporation in Danbury, 1993

Awards 2

1997Japan Prize
ASME Leonardo Da Vinci Award

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Joseph Frederick Engelberger was an American physicist, engineer and entrepreneur. Often regarded as the "Father of Robotics". Licensing the original patent awarded to inventor George Devol, Engelberger developed the first industrial robot in the United States, the Unimate, in the 1950s. Later, he worked as entrepreneur and vocal advocate of robotic technology beyond the manufacturing plant in a variety of fields, including service industries, health care, and space exploration.

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United States
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Scientists
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Scientist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1925 to 2015 · aged 90
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