Young Rossum finally locked away his uncle in a lab to play with the monstrosities he had created and created thousands of robots. By the time the play takes place (circa the year 2000), [12] robots are …

Mar 22, 2019 · My esteemed friends, that would be a great blow to you, but if you will let all of us human beings on Rossum’s Island go on board that ship we will deliver the factory and the secret of the …

R.U.R., drama in three acts by Karel Čapek, published in 1920 and performed in 1921. This cautionary play, for which Čapek invented the word robot (derived from the Czech word for forced labour), …

And then, Miss Glory, old Rossum wrote the following among his chemical specimens: "Nature has found only one method of organizing living matter. There is, however, another method, more simple, …

R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) is a play by Karel Čapek. Čapek was a Czech writer who produced work in many genres, including journalism, essays, plays, short stories, novels, and translations of …

Jul 29, 2019 · Karel Čapek's play "R.U.R." premiered in January 1921. Its influence cannot be overstated. By the time his play “R.U.R.” (which stands for “Rossum’s Universal Robots”) premiered …

4 days ago · Harry Rossum (Bryan Breau) has inherited a company which he calls Rossum’s Universal Robots (or R.U.R.). Whereas his father Silas was a tinkerer (who sold the proverbial whoopee …

Jul 28, 2025 · Witness the collision of science fiction and live performance in Rossum's Universal Robots, a thought-provoking theatrical exploration of "science fiction theater".

Mar 30, 2004 · 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” …

R.U.R. was written in 1920, premiered in Prague early in 1921, was performed in New York in 1922, and published in English translation in 1923. The following year, G. B. Shaw and G. K. Chesterton were …