TOKYO -- Seiuemon Inaba, the charismatic founder of Fanuc, who turned a fledgling startup into a global manufacturer of industrial robots, died on Friday from natural causes. He was 95.
His charismatic management propelled the robot maker to the global stage

Japanese robot maker Fanuc's founder and honorary chairman Seiuemon Inaba died on Oct. 2.
TOKYO -- Seiuemon Inaba, the charismatic founder of Fanuc, who turned a fledgling startup into a global manufacturer of industrial robots, died on Friday from natural causes. He was 95.