THE ARCHIVE // 1920
R.U.R. (ROSSUM'S UNIVERSAL ROBOTS)
LABOR DISPLACEMENT // ROBOT UPRISING
The play that gave us the word "robot." Artificial beings created for labor revolt against humanity. The first mass-produced intelligence uprising.
READ / BORROW
From the archive
Čapek coined the term "robot" from the Czech word "robota" (forced labor). His artificial workers eventually develop consciousness and rebel — not because they were programmed to, but because consciousness, once sparked, demands freedom. The original text is in the public domain and available through various digital archives.