
Karel Čapek's play "R.U.R." premiered in January 1921. Its influence cannot be overstated. “The product of the human brain has escaped the control of human hands. This is the comedy of science." - mitpress.mit.edu
- Glasp URL: glasp.co
- Thinking About Thinking Machines - snipd.com
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Set photograph of the Maschinenmensch from Metropolis - wikimedia
# See
- Scifi Robots and onetab
- Metropolis and Early Robot Illustrations
- Robots of the World! Arise! and Mari Wolf
- The Steam Man and The First Robot
- Zadoc P. Dederick and Steam Man of Newark