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  2. R.U.R. - Wikipedia

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    Helena, the daughter of the president of a major industrial power, arrives at the island factory of Rossum's Universal Robots. Here, she meets Domin, the General Manager of R.U.R., who relates to her the history of the company. Rossum had come to the island in 1920 to study marine biology. In 1932, Rossum had invented a substance like organic ...

  3. R.U.R. (film) - Wikipedia

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    R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) is an upcoming science fiction musical film written and directed by Alex Proyas and based on the 1920 Czech play of the same name by Karel Čapek. The film stars Sammy Allsop, Lindsay Farris, Anthony LaPaglia, Mallory Jansen and Richard Roxburgh.

  4. Karel Čapek - Wikipedia

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    He has become best known for his science fiction, including his novel War with the Newts (1936) and play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots, 1920), which introduced the word robot. [1] [2] He also wrote many politically charged works dealing with the social turmoil of his time.

  5. List of fictional robots and androids - Wikipedia

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    R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) (1921), by Karel Čapek – credited with coining the term "robot". In its original Czech, "robota" means forced labour, and is derived from "rab", meaning "slave." R.U.R. depicts the first elaborate depiction of a machine take-over. Čapek's robots can also be seen as the first androids: they are in fact organic.

  6. Index of robotics articles - Wikipedia

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    The word "robot" was introduced to the public by Czech writer Karel Čapek in his play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), published in 1920. The term "robotics" was coined by Isaac Asimov in his 1941 science fiction short-story "Liar!" [3] Articles related to robotics include:

  7. Czech speculative fiction - Wikipedia

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    The best-known and most important of SF writers was Karel Čapek, whose play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) (printed 1920, premiered January 1921), introduced and made popular the frequently used international word robot. [2]

  8. Outline of robotics - Wikipedia

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    The word "robot" was introduced to the public by Czech writer Karel Čapek in his play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), published in 1920. The term "robotics" was coined by Isaac Asimov in his 1941 science fiction short-story " Liar! " [ 1 ]

  9. Humanoid robot - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... A humanoid robot is a robot resembling the human body in shape. ... (which stands for "Rossum's Universal Robots"). The word ...