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Mass Production

  1. R.U.R.
    Karel Čapek
    R.U.R.
    Karel Čapek 1920

    This science fiction play follows a factory that makes artificial workers who eventually rise against humanity. Its robots are made from living material, not metal.

    1h 28m reading time