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What was the first commercial programmable robot named?

Unimate.

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Why: George Devol built the Unimate, sold to General Motors in 1961.

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Answer: Unimate. George Devol built the Unimate, sold to General Motors in 1961.

  1. Robot en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot
    The first commercial, digital and programmable robot was built by George Devol in 1954 and was named the Unimate.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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