Seiuemon Inaba

{{Short description|Japanese roboticist (1925–2020)}}

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|workplaces = FANUC

|alma_mater = University of Tokyo, Tokyo Institute of Technology

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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.{{cite web |title=FANUC founder Dr. Seiuemon Inaba passed away

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