R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)

R.U.R. (Rossums Universal Robots) (Czech: Rossumovi univerzalni roboti) is a science fiction play originally written in the Czech language. It premiered in 1921 and is noted for introducing the term robot to the English language. The play begins in a factory that makes artificial people called robots. Unlike the modern usage of the term these creatures are closer to the modern idea of androids or even clones as they can be mistaken for humans and can think for themselves. They seem happy to work...See More