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Seiuemon Inaba

Founder and long-time President & CEO of FANUC Corporation. Joined Fujitsu (then Fuji Tsushinki) in 1946 and developed Japan's first numerical control (NC) system in 1956. Founded FANUC as an independent company in 1972 and served as President until 2000, then Honorary Chairman until his death.

Received Joseph F. Engelberger Award (1987) and Japan's Order of the Sacred Treasure with Gold and Silver Stars (1995). Passed away November 2020 at age 95.

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FANUC Corporationverified→
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Publicly traded (TSE: 6954) industrial-robot and CNC maker; its LR Mate 200iD six-axis arm powers [Miso robotics](/companies/miso-robotics)' Flippy (Gen 1-2).
5 verified deployments · FANUC M-20iD at Global Automotive Manufacturing Plants →1 incident2 models

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FANUC Corporationfounded 1972-01-01soleno longer at company

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Seiuemon Inaba co-founded FANUC Corporation

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FANUC Corporation Founder, President & CEO (1972-2000); Honorary Chairman (2000-2020)1972-01-01 to 2020-11-01IR-verified

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