Project Gutenberg 2019-03-22 Public domain in the USA. 31434 Čapek, Karel 1890 1938 Chapek, Karel Capek, Karel Playfair, Nigel 1874 1934 Playfair, Nigel, Sir Playfair, Nigel Ross Selver, Paul 1888 1970 Selver, P. (Paul) Selver, Percy Paul R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) A Fantastic Melodrama in Three Acts and an Epilogue Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.U.R. Produced by Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)" by Karel Čapek is a dramatic play written in the early 20th century. This work is recognized for its exploration of themes surrounding artificial intelligence and the consequences of creating life devoid of soul and feelings. The story revolves around the factory of Rossum's Universal Robots, where artificial beings called robots are manufactured to perform labor, leading to profound societal and ethical dilemmas. The opening of the play introduces us to the futuristic setting of the factory, unveiling the mechanized world where robots, made for efficiency, lack emotions and desires. Key characters such as Harry Domin, the factory's general manager, and Helena Glory, the passionate president of the Humanitarian League, engage in a dialogue that reveals the troubling circumstances faced by the robots. As Helena seeks to advocate for their rights, we see the conflict brewing between humans and their robotic creations, setting the stage for an impending revolt that could challenge the very fabric of humanity and its coexistence with technology. The initial acts establish a tension between progress and moral responsibility, hinting at the catastrophic unfolding of events as the robots strive for autonomy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Robots -- Drama Science fiction plays Czech drama -- Translations into English PG Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 237022 2025-06-23T13:18:53.847308 text/html 241873 2019-03-22T10:54:58 text/html 199596 2025-06-23T13:19:01.045218 application/epub+zip 198035 2025-06-23T13:18:54.911304 application/epub+zip 111940 2025-06-23T13:18:54.342282 application/epub+zip 296497 2025-06-23T13:19:04.405758 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251026 2025-06-23T13:19:00.511218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165861 2022-09-26T20:25:09.531146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154890 2025-06-23T13:18:52.434282 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155117 2019-03-22T10:54:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21500 2025-06-23T13:19:04.571713 application/rdf+xml 9334 2025-06-23T13:18:54.471248 image/jpeg 1925 2025-06-23T13:18:54.408251 image/jpeg 56162 2019-03-22T10:54:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 214702 2019-03-22T10:54:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 305669 2025-06-23T13:18:53.883334 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia de.wikipedia cs.wikipedia