The band on the stage plays soothing jazz, and some people dance to the music; Some people say hello with glasses; Some people are looking for the right partner.
There are two people talking in the corner.
Some bald young people raised their glasses and said, "I didn't expect Mr. Devall to be interested in isaac asimov's robot story! Come on, here's to you! "
The thin middle-aged man sitting opposite also raised his glass, and the two men gulped it down.
"You know, Mr. engelberg? The name robot comes from the Czech word robota, which means slave-like forced labor. This word first appeared in the work "Universal Robot of Rosam" by Czech playwright Carl Chabeck, and became a household name through 1939 new york World Expo. " Devall said to the bald man.
Engelberg opened his mouth and nodded, and at the same time filled their glasses with wine.
Deval took another sip of wine and said with a smile: "Two years ago, I applied to the government for a patent, the name of which is program-controlled component transmission equipment. It is because I designed a mechanical arm that can be repeatedly grabbed and moved according to the program in the work of electrical engineering and machine controller. "
Engelberg's mouth is big enough to fit an egg.
It was a long time before he came to his senses and raised his glass and said, "Mr. Dewar, I always thought that the robot nanny in Asimov's short story" Little Machine "would be realized. Service robot is closely related to people's lives, and its application will continuously improve people's quality of life, which is also the goal that people pursue. Come, drink, we are not drunk today! "
The next day, Joseph engelberg went to George Devol despite his hangover.
The two continued yesterday's topic and decided to cooperate.
Together, they founded Global Automation Company, and after obtaining the investment of $3 million from Angel Wheel, the world's first industrial robot Unimet was born.
This behemoth weighs 2 tons, but its accuracy is110000 inches.
Like many new things when they were born, Unimet is difficult to be accepted by some people with fixed thinking.
Until a few years later, GM introduced a Unimet to the New Jersey factory with a try attitude, engaged in die casting of auto parts.
In the first transaction, General Automation made a net loss of $35,000. Because the cost is $60,000 and the sales price is $25,000.
This bad start indicates the trend of general automation company.
Although the painting, welding and other production processes of various automobile companies are monopolized by machines, that's all. Other industries are still indifferent to robots, and deep-rooted fear and rejection of robots are still the mainstream.
Engelberg, who constantly hit a wall at home, turned his attention to foreign countries. In the process of exporting foreign technology, although the decline of General Automation Company was stopped, it promoted the development of Japanese robot industry.
In the 1980s, the number of robots in Japan accounted for half of the world. At this time, engelberg made a fatal mistake. Under the trend of electric drive technology, he stuck to his guns and continued to use hydraulic drive technology.
Finally, General Automation Company was acquired by Westinghouse Electric Company of Japan.
Joseph engelberg (1July 26-20, 925/June 26, 5+1 February 6, 2008) did not succeed in business, but his contribution to the robot industry is obvious to all.
He is called "the father of robots" by the world.