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Seiuemon Inaba

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Seiuemon Inaba
Born1925
Died
October 2, 2020
NationalityJapanese
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo, Tokyo Institute of Technology
AwardsIEEE Robotics and Automation Award
Scientific career
FieldsRobotics
InstitutionsFANUC

Seiuemon Inaba (1925-2020) was a Japanese roboticist who was the founder and honorary chairman of FANUC. Inaba was born in 1925 in Ibaraki Prefecture, north of Tokyo. Inaba played a key role in the development of the robot industry.

In 1992, he was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for pioneering achievements in numerically controlled machine tools and factory automation and contributions to engineering research and education.

Inaba died on October 2, 2020, at the age of 95.[1]

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  1. ^ "FANUC founder Dr. Seiuemon Inaba passed away". ifr.org.
  2. ^ "IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine". December 2004. doi:10.1109/MRA.2004.1371600. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)