R.U.R.by the Czech writer Karel Capek. The plot was simple: man
creates a robot to replace him and then robot kills man!
first tele-operatedRaymond Goertz designed the first tele-operated articulated arm for the
Atomic Energy Commission. This is generally regarded as a major milestone
in force feedback (haptic) technology. (US Patent 2679940) 
UNIMATEUNIMATE for "Universal Automation." (US patent 2 998 237) 
1956, George Devol and Joseph Engelberger formed the world's first robot
company “Unimation” which stands for “universal automation”.
P3Honda created the P3, the second major step in creating their ASIMO. The P3
was Honda’s first completely autonomous humanoid robot.
KismetDr. Cynthia created Kismet, a robotic creature that interacted emotionally
MINDSTORMSrobotic development product line,
which is a system for inventing robots using a modular design and LEGO
Edinburg Modular Arm System (EMAS)Campbell Aird was fitted with the first bionic arm called the Edinburg
Modular Arm System (EMAS).
robot fishMitsubishi created a robot fish. The intention was to create a robotic version of
an extinct species of fish
Cye robotIt performed a variety of household
chores, such as delivering mail, carrying dishes, and vacuuming. It was
created by Probotics Inc. 
SSRMSIt was successfully launched and worked to assemble the
International Space Station.