“Robots of the world! The power of man has fallen!” — Karel Čapek In a world driven by innovation and greed, R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) unveils the chilling consequences of humankind’s obsession with control. When a powerful corporation creates artificial workers to replace humans, the promise of a perfect future quickly unravels into a nightmare of rebellion, extinction, and existential reckoning. This is not just the first story to use the word robot—it is a visionary play that predicted our deepest fears about artificial intelligence, automation, and what it means to be truly alive.