In RUR, one of the developments that we hear of happens offstage: nations begin using robots as soldiers. The paper headlines reads, ““The Robot soldiers […]
ROBOT101 events (10/20-10/22): Prof. Jindrich Toman plus performances of R.U.R.
Performances of R.U.R. are taking place this weekend – and this week we have Prof. Jindrich Toman providing background on the writer Karel Čapek and […]
ROBOT101 events (10/13, 10/14, 10/15): Prof. Heather Love plus performances of R.U.R.
The first performances of R.U.R. are taking place this weekend – preceded by a talk by Prof. Heather Love putting the play into context. Thu […]
It all began in 1921
In 1921, the Czech playwright, Karel Capek (pronounced ‘Cha-pek’) debuted a play called “R.U.R. Rossum’s Universal Robots”. And from that moment, the ‘robot’ was born. […]