# R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)

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- Authors: [Karel Čapek](https://www.bookquiver.com/karel-capek), [Claudia Novack](https://www.bookquiver.com/claudia-novack), [Ivan Klíma](https://www.bookquiver.com/ivan-klima)
- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4118-208-7
- Pages: 112
- Published: 2004-03-30
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A visionary work of science fiction that introduced the word " robot" Written in 1920, premiered in Prague in 1921, and first performed in New York in 1922—garnered worldwide acclaim for its author...