is most notable for being the play that introduced the word 'robot' into the English language and one of the popular early examples of the science fiction genre onstage. Is it so, or is a robot rebellion becoming a more likely prospect as the robots start to seem more intelligent than first thought?įirst performed in English in 1922, R.U.R. Everyone else is convinced robots are nothing more than tools for human use.

She is convinced that these new creations called robots they make are deserving of rights like humans do. She faces the island factory of Rossum's Universal Robots, the world's leading company in robotic engineering. Karel was used in introductory computer science courses all across the country, to the point that Rich’s textbook sold well over 100,000 copies. Helena Glory, as the daughter of a major industrial power's president, is a woman on a mission. after the Czech playwright Karel Capek,whose 1923 play R.U.R.(Rossum’s Universal Robots) gave the word robotto the English language. Second Robot / Third Robot: Kitty Kay / Mary Kayįor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit cover art Download CD case insert R.U.R. Is it so, or is a robot rebellion becoming a more likely prospect as the robots start to seem more intelligent than first thought? First performed in English in 1922, R.U.R. stands for Rossumovi Univerzln Roboti (Rossums Universal Robots, a phrase. Helena Glory, as the daughter of a major industrial power's president, is a woman on a mission. Rossum's Universal Robots : Karel apek : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Rossum's Universal Robots by Karel apek Publication date 1921 Usage CC0 1.0 Universal Topics Karel apek, robot, science-fiction, automatisation Collection opensource Language French La fameuse pice de thatre. is a 1920 science-fiction play by the Czech writer Karel apek.

LibriVox recording of R.U.R (Rossum’s Universal Robots) by Karel Čapek.

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