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Unimate

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Unimate

Overview

Unimate is a industrial arm robot. world's first industrial robot, first produced in 1961 Unimate is a robotics product sourced from the Wikidata open knowledge base.

Key facts

Payload
Reach
Speed
1.5 m/s
Weight
1,575 kg
IP rating
Battery
Power
Autonomy
Launch year
1961
Price
$200,000
Status
active

Detailed specifications

Motion & kinematics2
Dof
6
Repeatability Mm
1
Other14
Price Tier
150K+
Applications
visual_inspection
Datasheet Url
https://www.unimaticwatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/U1-U.pdf
Max Speed M S
1.5
Model Variants
ULTMIMATE-A, ULTIMATE-B, Ultimate-C, STAR-H
Warranty Years
2
Company Country
US
Deployment Notes
The first Unimate was installed at a General Motors plant in New Jersey.
Mounting Options
fixed, stacking, hanging
Industries Served
electronics, metal_fabrication, automotive, energy, aerospace, healthcare
Software Platform
Robot application software / Dispatching software
Fieldbus Protocols
TCP/IP, HTTP, SDK
Availability Status
discontinued
Additional Information
First industrial robot ever built, revolutionized metalworking and welding processes., Equipped with hydraulic actuators and capable of storing hundreds of programmed steps., First Unimate sold for US $35,000 in the early 1970s, equivalent to over $200,000 today., Acquired by Westinghouse in 1983 and later transitioned to several manufacturers., Position repeatability of 1 mm, a significant achievement for its time.

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