How Great Science Fiction Works Season 1 Episode 9 The Robot: From Capek to Asimov

TV-PG
January 6, 2016
32 min

Robots are a common theme in science fiction, but why? Professor Wolfe introduces you to Karel Capek, who adapted the word €œrobot€ from a Czech word meaning €œforced labor.€ Witness the evolution of this concept in science fiction throughout history-including the introduction of the android, existential questions about the nature of cyborgs, and the consequences of robots who think.

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