BUSINESS

On 100th Anniversary of 'Robot,' They're Finally Taking Over

Business, Christopher Mims, Published on 25/01/2021

» On Jan. 25, 1921, Karel Capek's play "R.U.R." -- short for "Rossum's Universal Robots" -- premiered in Prague. It was a sensation. Within two years it had been translated into 30 languages, including English, to which it introduced the word "robot."