101 years ago: origins of the word ‘robot’

A scene from the 1938 BBC adaptation of R.U.R.
A scene from the 1938 BBC adaptation of R.U.R. | Source: Wikimedia Commons

It’s been 101 years since the Czech play R.U.R., which stands for Rossum’s Universal Robots, premiered on January 25, 1921, introducing the word ‘robot’ to the world.

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