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> from Frankenstein to Metropolis or Terminator Rossum’s Universal Robots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.U.R https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.U.R.
by pdkl95 11y ago
> from Frankenstein to Metropolis or Terminator
Rossum’s Universal Robots
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.U.R https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.U.R.
- adrianN 11y agoThe earliest example I know are Golems from jewish folklore. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golem
- pdkl95 11y agoThe Golem certainly had an impact on culture. However, R.U.R. is especially interesting because it coined the word "robot". From the Wikipedia entry: In Czech, robota means forced labour of the kind that serfs had to perform on their masters' lands, and is derived from rab, meaning "slave." We aren't just creating in our own image; the creations are "slaves", intended to do work on our order. This is included in the Golem legend, which I suspect could be interpreted as an ancient desire for automation.