R.U.R. is a 1920 science fiction play in the Czech language by Karel Čapek. R.U.R. stands for Rosumovi Univerzální Roboti (Rossum’s Universal Robots). However, the English phrase Rossum’s Universal Robots had been used as the subtitle in the Czech original. It premiered on 25 January 1921 and introduced the word `robot` to the English lan.....
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(from the article `apek, Karel`) ...Another series of works presents apek`s `black utopias,` showing how scientific discoveries and technological progress tempt man into titanic ... ...robot derives from the Czech word robota (`forced labour` or `serf`), used in Karel apek`s play R.U.R. (1920). The play`s r...
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(Rossum's Universal Robots) Science fiction play by the Czech writer Karel Capek (1890-1938), which is credited with introducing the word 'robot' (from the Czech robota meaning 'servitude' or 'drudgery') into English, although the creations it depicts would now be called an...
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