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"Robot" term coined 100 years ago

ercoerco Posts: 20,250
edited 2021-01-27 03:29 in Robotics

TYVM Karel Čapek! Your play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) opened on January 25, 1921.


https://newatlas.com/robotics/rur-capek-play-word-robot-100-years/


Here's that Czech play in Italian with English subtitles! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHF8FHW0sY0


Everybody likes robots!

robot and kid.jpg


Comments

  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514

    "I'm Robert the robot, mechanical man. Drive me and steer me wherever you can."

    Had one of those, 60+ years ago. Can't believe I still remember the recording!

    -Phil

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