The Father of the first electrical robot

ABB’s fifty-year story of robotic innovation that began in 1974 with the sale of the world’s first commercial all-electric robot, the IRB 6. Björn Weichbrodt was a key figure in the development of the IRB 6. Interview with Björn Weichbrodt from 2013. Björn was a key figure in the history of ABB Robotics. He led the robot division for many years and drove the development of IRB 6, which was released in 1974 as the first fully electric industrial robot.