The president of Unimate and one of the first industrial robots appear on the Tonight Show, in which they demonstrate how to play golf, pour a beer, and get sassy with the band. Johnny Carson ...

1961 – Unimate The first industrial robot Unimate, a giant 4,000 pound mechanic arm, took its place in the assembly line at General Motors in 1961.

The robot actually dated back to 1954, although the patent didn’t grant until 1961. By 1969, GM was even using Unimate to do spot welding and could build 110 cars per hour.

Last week, at his home in Wilton, Connecticut, George Devol, the inventor of the first industrial robotic arm passed away. Devol's invention has reshaped production lines around the world ...

Just 62 years after the introduction of the Unimate #001, Boston Dynamics created a $74,000 four-legged robot named Spot that can repetitively follow a path in a known environment.

Hyundai’s sprawling complex in Georgia illustrates advanced manufacturing’s balance between people and machines.