1934-78 – Spray-paint robot patents – Pollard Jr, Pollard, Roselund and DeVilbiss Comp. – (American)

Pollard Jr SPRAY PAINTING MACHINE by  Willard Lacey George Pollard Jr. See full patent here. Patent number: 2213108 Filing date: Oct 29, 1934 Issue date: Aug 27, 1940 Pollard Sr   POSITION-CONTROLLING APPARATUS by  W. L. V. POLLARD Sr. See full patent here.  Patent number: 2286571 Filing date: Apr 22, 1938 Issue date: Jun 16, 1942 Roselund …

1965-7 – Trallfa spray-paint robot – Ole Molaug and Sverre Bergene (Norweigan)

Images and text source from here. The original name of ABB’s robot factory at Bryne was Trallfa, a company that pioneered development of a robot for spray painting in 1965 – 67. It has its origin in a company manufacturing wheelbarrows, sack trolleys and transport equipment, which was founded in Bryne in 1941 by Nils …