<human>:  With regards to the history of industrial robotics, what was the first industrial robot?
<bot>: The first industrial robot was the Unimate, built by George Devol in the late 1950s. The Unimate was a large, industrial robot that could be programmed to perform a wide variety of tasks. The Unimate was used to assemble parts on an assembly line, and was considered a major advancement in industrial robotics.