Librarian/Curator for Slavic, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies
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Los Angeles, CA 90095
About Karel Čapek
Marjan Manček, "Robot," Knjižnica Mirana Jarca Novo mesto, https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/2022502/_KAMRA_84694
Karel Čapek was an iconic Czech novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist who invented the word “robot” for his play R.U.R.: Rossum’s Universal Robots in 1920. Čapek was born on Jan. 9, 1890 in Bohemia, Austria-Hungary, now the Czech Republic, and is known for his philosophical stories and plays which addressed themes of technology, authoritarian governments, and the struggle for human freedom. His most famous works include, R.U.R and Válka s mloky or The War with the Newts.
Encyclopedia Britannica. “Karel Čapek | Czech Writer.” Accessed November 13, 2020.
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of R.U.R
- 3Ai Institute Celebrating 100 years of the ‘robot’ with R.U.R.3Ai used the 100-year-old play as a catalyst for conversation about the cultural contexts and artefacts that shape AI systems today.
- IEEE Autonomous Robots as Actors in Robotics Theatre - Tribute to the Centenary of R.U.R.Inspired by the 100th anniversary of R.U.R. in 2020, the authors decided to make a performance with Pepper and NAO humanoid robots acting together with human actors. Read more in this paper from the 2019 European Conference on Mobile Robots (ECMR).
- The 100th Anniversary of the Robot ApocalypseAn article describing the place of AI in pop culture
- ‘Robot’ was coined 100 years ago, in a play predicting human extinction by android handsArticle by Brian Heater remembering R.U.R
- BBC Sounds: “The Robots are US”This BBC Radio Documentary features California State University Long Beach Professor Jesse Brown O’Dell, who details the history of the robot, and provides commentary on Soviet-Ukrainian author V. Vladko's 1929 novella The Robots are Coming and Soviet-Russian director A. Andrievskii's 1935 film Loss of Sensation.
Connecting from Off-Campus: VPN and Proxy Tutorials
The Library's online subscription resources can always be accessed from computers and wireless networks on campus. However, off-campus access is restricted to current UCLA, students, faculty, and staff who have set up their computer using one of the methods below. Click on the other tabs to see how four Bruins got their computers set up and ready to go for remote access!
If you still need help, you can contact the UCLA IT Support Center at (310) 267-4357 or help@it.ucla.edu. They provide 24/7 phone support.
- Virtual Private Networking (VPN)A program you can download and install, or use the built-in version on many computers or mobile devices. VPN software must be logged on manually before you access a restricted site, but works for all programs on your computer. It stays connected until you log off.
- UCLA Online Proxy ServerA simple browser setting which will automatically divert you to a UCLA logon page when you first access a restricted site.
VPN on Mac with Natalie
"I chose VPN for my mac because I need to be able to access the full text of articles on different browsers." - Natalie, Environmental Science
VPN on Windows with Michael
"I chose VPN because I like the security it provides and the control it gives me as a user to manually enable or disable it when I'm browsing online." - Michael, Public Affairs
VPN on Chromebook with Nadia
"I chose VPN because it is really simple to use!" - Nadia, Public Affairs
Proxy on Mac with Kate
"I chose Proxy because I prefer logging in through a web browser without having to download any software on my computer." - Kate, Ethnic Studies