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As part of the Robot101 initiative this fall (robot101.mtu.edu), join us to hear Heather Love from the University of Waterloo examine the interplay between robot literature and robot technology. Love will be visiting campus in conjunction with the VPA performance of R.U.R.

Talk title: R.U.R.’s Robot Rebellion: Cybernetics Lineages and Cultural Legacies

Professor Heather A. Love traces a lineage from the robot rebellion in Karel Čapek’s cautionary 1921 play R.U.R. to the cybernetic machines developed by the likes of Norbert Wiener during WWII; and she explores the enduring legacy of this imagined narrative within contemporary media and tech culture.

This program is partially funded/sponsored by the Visiting Professor Program, which is funded by a grant to the Office of the Provost from the State of Michigan’s King-Chavez-Parks Initiative.

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