Reporting Machine
A robotic roving reporter.

The Simulacra (1964)

Retinal Vid-Screen - implanted news screen
A tiny display surgically implanted directly in the retina of the eye.

Sales Pitch (1954)

Rhetorizer - the writer's assistant
A computerized assistant for writers.

The Penultimate Truth (1964)

Robant
A robotic servant.

The Impossible Planet (1953)

Robant Bill Collector Automated bill collection
A robot designed to collect overdue bills, no matter what.

Now Wait For Last Year (1966)

Robot Busboy
A robotic device able to autonomously clear tables in a restaurant.

Lies, Inc. (1964)

Robot Cab Driver - everybody's got problems
You think you have problems? Robots have the worst problems of anyone.

A Present for Pat (1954)

Robot Door - stolid decision-maker
Automated door has some decision-making capabilities, in addition to speech recognition capabilities.

Colony (1953)

Robot Factory Representative
An ambulatory agent of an automatic factory.

Autofac (1955)

Robot Farmer
A humanoid robot used for agriculture.

The Turning Wheel (1954)

Robot Gardener - gardening robot
An autonomous gardening robot, taking care of plants in parks or fields.

War Veteran (1955)

Robot Gas Station
An entirely automated station for dispensing fuel to consumer vehicles.

Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said (1974)

Robot Guard
Very early reference to a guard robot.

The Turning Wheel (1954)

Robot Interception Aerial Mines
Loitering explosives overhead.

The World Jones Made (1956)

Robot Psyche Tester - gestalting device
An automated psychiatric evaluation device.

Colony (1953)

Robot Situation Neurosis
Robots go mad when given competing instructions.

The Unreconstructed M (1957)

Robot Surgeon-Hand - attached at the wrist
A skilled surgical robot that attaches at the end of the surgeon's arm.

War Veteran (1955)

Robot Taxi
A taxicab with a robotic driver.

Solar Lottery (1955)

Robot Tracking Device - preferred surveillance tool of AIs
Small UAV robot remotely operated by an artificially intelligent computer.

Vulcan's Hammer (1956)

Robotic Conductor
A robot charged with conductor's duties aboard a bus or other public transportation.

Paycheck (1953)