1913 – Manipulator Arm For Diving Bell by Charles Petit. Moving means for the Arbeitsgeraet of diving equipment Publication number DE321916 C Publication date Jun 15, 1920 Filing date Mar 5, 1913 Applicant Charles Petit See German patent here. See other early Underwater Robots here.
1920 – Submarine Salvage Vessel by John C. Setlow   Submarine salvage vessel Publication number US1450232 A Publication type Grant Publication date Apr 3, 1923 Filing date Mar 6, 1920 Priority date Mar 6, 1920 Inventors Setlow John C Original Assignee Setlow John C Description In the usual type of submarine salvage vessels, the …