PROPHETIC The front cover of
Robot Unibersal ni Rossum (R.U.R.) by Karel Čapek, in Filipino. Illustrations by John Sherwin Acampado. Book design by Ryan Cuatrona
In an era defined by fast-moving digital transformations and technological innovations, little did everyone know that a hundred years ago, a Czech playwright named Karel Čapek had a prophetic vision of a sub-human life capable of performing the work of humans. He called it robot.
To commemorate the centennial of the world
robot, the Czech Embassy in Manila in cooperation with Ateneo de Naga University Press has issued the translation of
R.U.R., a drama by Karel Čapek in Filipino, where the world