Inventor of the 'Guide-O-Matic'

摘要

Mac Barrett, credited as the father of the automatic guided vehicle (AGV), passed away in August at the age of 89. Modern talked to his daughter, Joan Barrett Kellogg, about her father and the development of the "Guide-O-Matic," the first wire-guided AGV. One of the original Guide-O-Matic vehicles can still be seen in Grand Rapids, Mich., at the offices of Savant Automation (www.agvsystems.com), the successor to Barrett Electronics.