Long-lost silent film depicts first ‘robot’ in cinema

First Film to Depict a Robot Discovered in Michigan

Created in 1897, it's over two decades older than the term "robot."

Found: The 19th century silent film that first captured a robot attack

A newly rediscovered 1897 short by famed French filmmaker Georges Méliès is being hailed as the first-ever depiction of a robot in cinema.

Long-lost silent film depicts first ‘robot’ in cinema

Archivists at the Library of Congress believe they may have discovered the first depiction of a robot in cinemas, thanks to a 127-year-old reel that had been gathering dust in a garage for decades. The artifact in question is called Gugusse And The Automaton, a 45-second-long reel made by pioneering French filmmaker Georges Méliès sometime around 1897. Though appearing more than 20 years before the word robot was officially coined, it still mana…

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The World's First Robot Movie Was Just Discovered (& It Goes Back To 1897)

In history defining science-fiction news, the Library of Congress has uncovered what might be the first robot movie ever made.