Dr. Seiuemon Inaba, founder and honorary chairman of FANUC, passed away on October 2, 2020, at the age of 95. He significantly contributed to the development of the robot industry not only in Japan but also in the world.

Dr. Seiuemon Inaba, founder and honorary chairman of FANUC, passed away on October 2, 2020, at the age of 95. He significantly contributed to the development of the robot industry not only in Japan but also in the world.

Seiuemon Inaba has graduated from the University of Tokyo with an engineering degree and joined FUJITSU Ltd. in 1946. In 1956, he developed the first numerical control (NC). In 1972, he became Executive Director of Fujitsu Fanuc, which had been founded as a spinoff of Fujitsu (later to be renamed FANUC Corporation). FANUC is developing and producing industrial robots since 1974. Dr. Inaba stepped down as president in 1995.

Please join us in offering heartfelt condolences to his family. He will be missed dearly.