One hundred years since a hellish vision of technology spawned that fateful word: robot | Robots | The Guardian
R.U.R” foreshadowed fears about artificial intelligence | The Economist
Ebook Friendly - The word "robot" was first used by a Czech writer Karel Čapek in his 1921 science fiction play R.U.R. to describe a humanoid slave. The word was coined by
Karel Capek/; Rossum's Universal Robots (RUR) 1921 – media+art+innovation
Karel Capek/; Rossum's Universal Robots (RUR) 1921 – media+art+innovation
Karel Čapek | Czech writer | Britannica
Karel Čapek's 'robots' at 100 – new exhibition highlights foreign productions of R.U.R. | Radio Prague International
DailyRadical History on Twitter: "Jun 25 1921 - Czech author Karel Čapek introduces the word robot. The play "R.U.R" is about robots which organize & rebel over work & pay." / Twitter
National Museums Scotland Twitterren: "Meet Eric, a British robot built in 1928. The 'RUR' on his chest stands for Rossum's Universal Robots, the play by Karel Čapek which premiered #OTD 1921 &