Moley Robotics - The history of robotics In 1920, Karel Capek published his play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), which introduced the word “robot.” It was taken from an old Slavic word that
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CAPEK, Karel (1890-1938). R.U.R. Rossum's Universal Robots. Prague: Aventinum, 1920. 8° (213 x 140mm). (One gathering detached but present, one leaf with a tear touching some letters, some soiling.) Original brown cloth-backed
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R. U. R.: Rossum's Universal Robots. A Play in Three Acts and an Epilogue 3- - In Russian | Karel Capek | Russian language edition presumably the first edition in Russian?
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R.U.R. RUR : Rossum's Universal Robots Kolektivní drama o vstupní komedii a trech dejstvích | Karel Capek, playwright
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