Name: R.U.R. (Rossum's universal robots)
Rating: 3.479166666666667 (24 reviews)
ISBN: 0486419266

Karel Čapek

R.U.R. (Rossum's universal robots)

Olivera Mitić

a fantastic melodrama

R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)

Claudia | she/her

This play is pre-Asimov and is the first time the word "robot" was ever used, so that's its big claim to fame. In short, the play is about mass produced robots eventually rising up in revolt.

There are interesting philosophical thoughts to ponder over, and I thought the religious symbolism in the play was compelling. Some things about the book haven't aged well, such as interactions between opposite genders, but of course, it was a different time period back then.

It's a quick read (less than 100 pages for the version I have). Mary Shelley's Frankenstein definitely had an influence on his writing. I'm a big sci-fi fan, so it was a must-read for me. The plot was engaging. I recommend giving it a read.

R.U.R. is a 1920 science fiction play by the Czech writer Karel Čapek. R.U.R. stands for Rossumovi Univerzální Roboti (Rossum's Universal Robots).The English phrase "Rossum's Universal Robots" has been used as a subtitle. It premiered on 25 January 1921 and introduced the word "robot" to the English language and to science fiction as a whole.R.U.R. quickly became influential after its publication. By 1923, it had been translated into thirty languages.

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R.U.R. is a 1920 science fiction play by the Czech writer Karel Čapek. R.U.R. stands for Rossumovi Univerzální Roboti (Rossum's Universal Robots). The English phrase "Rossum's Universal Robots" has been used as a subtitle.t premiered on 25 January 1921 and introduced the word "robot" to the English language and to science fiction as a whole.

Karel Capek

A visionary work of science fiction that introduced the word "robot" Written in 1920, premiered in Prague in 1921, and first performed in New York in 1922—garnered worldwide acclaim for its author and popularized the word robot. Mass-produced as efficient laborers to serve man, Capek’s Robots are an android product—they remember everything but think of nothing new. But the Utopian life they provide ultimately lacks meaning, and the humans they serve stop reproducing. When the Robots revolt, killing all but one of their masters, they must strain to learn the secret of self-duplication. It is not until two Robots fall in love and are christened “Adam” and “Eve” by the last surviving human that Nature emerges triumphant. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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