Model released. American robotics pioneer Joe Engelberger,chairman of Transitions Research Corporation (TRC),photographed in a workshop with a Helpmate robot. In 1961,Engelberger & George Devol installed the world's first industrial robot,designed to oversee a die- casting process. Their company,Unimation,was bought by Westinghouse in 1983. Engelberger's new venture,TRC,will target commercial & domestic markets. Helpmate is used as a courier to deliver mail,meals & patient records around hospitals,navigating by an infra-red camera,sound sensors & a pre-programmed map of its location | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Morgan, Hank |
Taille de l’image : | 5128 px × 3584 px |
Model Release : | Disponible |
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