Shake Hands with Our New Volunteer for the Dirty Work, Unimation Inc., circa 1971

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Artifact Overview

George Devol revolutionized manufacturing with his invention of the Unimate -- the world's first industrial robot. These rugged programmable units were designed to perform repetitive, arduous and hazardous tasks. The first Unimate was installed in a General Motors plant in 1961. This brochure, part of a larger archival collection documenting Devol's work, illustrates the functions and uses of his innovative idea.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Brochure

Subject Date

circa 1971

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

George Devol Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2012.64.218

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Donated by the Family of George C. Devol.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Inscriptions

first page: Shake / hands / with our / new / volunteer / for the / dirty work.
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