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With regards to the history of industrial robotics, what was the first industrial robot?
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The first industrial robot was the Unimate, built by George Devol in the late 1950s. The Unimate was a programmable, mobile robot that could move around on wheels and pick up and put down objects. The Unimate was the first robot to be designed to work autonomously, and was the first robot to be programmed to follow a set of instructions. The Unimate was a very successful robot, and many other companies quickly followed suit. Today there are many different types of robots, including automated guided vehicles, automated assembly robots, and even humanoid robots.