R.U.R. (Dramatisation) Audiobook

" A fantastic play and the grandfather of every other robots-taking-over-the-world story. You don't get to the Terminator without first going through Rossum's. "

" The world is inhabited by robots sans souls. This is also before Asimovs laws governing robots. A historic book and a good read. "

" Probably an abriged version of the play. "

" Science Fiction/ utopian idea of man functioning without manual labor backfires as robots rebel and take over the world. "

" Early sci-fi, it was the play that coined the term "robot." Not worth the time unless you have a thing for sci-fi in the post-communist revolution Czechoslavakia. "

" Great translation of an often-overlooked Modernist Czech playwright. "

" dated & prescient at the same time. "

" Fantastic. Deeply complex look into what it means to be human, how we treat each other and the consequences of our actions. It's a quick read, and highly recommended. "

" Rossum's Universal Robots: notable of course for its introduction of the word 'robot' outside of the Slavic languages, this play is the most famous work of the Czech journalist, who also wrote novels and essays, and studied philosophy in Prague, Berlin and Paris. He died in 1938. "

" This is hard evidence that confirms suspicions that Robots are taking over the earth with hard work and by applying themselves. "

" The Czech play about love, hate, and manufacturing that made the word "robot" mainstream. "

" Most epic drama which I ever read. But it reminded me a Dollhouse:D "

" Influential, sure. Imo - obsolete now. "

" Wicked aweseome!...Because it's the original! "

" 'We are only a handful of people here amidst a hundred thousand Robots, and there are no women. It's as though we're cursed, Miss Glory.' "

" Must read for robophobes. "

" An interesting read, but too heavy-handed with the philosophical message (while skirting the most interesting philosophical ideas that arose) and a bit out-dated for my tastes. Fortunately, it's quite short so you can read it quite quickly and only mull over the bits of interest. "