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    Walt Whitman's Best Friend Wrote The First Robot Revolution Story
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    Image of Kevin Jones Kevin Jones
    05/18/09

    In reply to Walt Whitman's Best Friend Wrote The First Robot Revolution Story
    The term 'robot' was permanently made a part of the English language with the play Rossum's Universal Robots by Czech playwright Karel Capek.


    It is a petty good play and actually introduces the theme of robots taking over and becoming sentient. It also influenced "Blade Runner".

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    05/18/09

    @Kevin Jones: As I understand it, the robots in Capek's play were organic beings -- "robotnik" being the Czech word for slave.


    Have you actually read/seen it? I've only read about it online.

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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    05/18/09

    @Kevin Jones: How did this come up, exactly?


    @Trystero: Yes, the "robots" were simply artificial humans, designed and built out of fleshy components.


    And yes, I've read it.

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    05/18/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: I think Kevin made the reference because of the headline, and because Asimov got name-checked but Capek didn't.
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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    05/18/09

    @Boas_MC: Yeah I shoulda said "android revolution," but it was too long. :)
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    05/18/09

    @Trystero: Stay tuned... we have something amazing about Capek's play coming up tomorrow. :)
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    05/18/09

    In reply to Walt Whitman's Best Friend Wrote The First Robot Revolution Story
    Walt Whitman's buddies are into cyborgs. Dooope.


    You guys run a really cool site :)

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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    05/18/09

    @postretro: Thanks! Glad you like it!
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    05/18/09

    In reply to Walt Whitman's Best Friend Wrote The First Robot Revolution Story
    Thanks for this!


    The Brazen Head, sometimes called Baphomet, is mixed up in legends about the Knights Templar and shows up in Robertson Davies Deptford Trilogy.

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