<p>"Fun, of course, is subjective — but the novelty of seeing a military robot DJ at a club is pretty striking, even if it was at a stuffy SF networking event."</p><p><a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/military-robot-dj" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="futurism.com/the-byte/military-robot-dj"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">futurism.com/the-byte/military</span><span class="invisible">-robot-dj</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/technews/" rel="tag">#TechNews</a> <a href="/tags/robots/" rel="tag">#robots</a></p>
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<p>On this day in 1938, BBC Television aired the first science fiction TV program, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Čapek play R.U.R.. This play is also famous for coining the term "robot" from robota, or "forced labor", derived from "rab", meaning "slave".</p><p>Article from 2016: <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/78-years-ago-today-bbc-aired-first-science-fiction-television-program-180958126/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/78-years-ago-today-bbc-aired-first-science-fiction-television-program-180958126/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-n</span><span class="invisible">ews/78-years-ago-today-bbc-aired-first-science-fiction-television-program-180958126/</span></a></p><p>More about the play: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.U.R" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.U.R</a>.</p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> <a href="/tags/onthisday/" rel="tag">#OnThisDay</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/robots/" rel="tag">#robots</a></p>
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<p>Robots! 🤖</p><p><a href="https://robotsrobots.stefanbohacek.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>robotsrobots.stefanbohacek.com</a></p><p><a href="/tags/creativebots/" rel="tag">#CreativeBots</a> <a href="/tags/botwiki/" rel="tag">#botwiki</a> <a href="/tags/emoji/" rel="tag">#emoji</a> <a href="/tags/robots/" rel="tag">#robots</a></p>
<p>Dystopian.</p><p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/01/1134863/humanoid-data-training-gig-economy-2026-breakthrough-technology/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/01/1134863/humanoid-data-training-gig-economy-2026-breakthrough-technology/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.technologyreview.com/2026/</span><span class="invisible">04/01/1134863/humanoid-data-training-gig-economy-2026-breakthrough-technology/</span></a></p><p>via <a href="https://flipboard.com/@thenewsdesk/technology-shjum1jiz/-/a-C6tPZBTVTxqHxInIhLyDEw%3Aa%3A43591897-%2F0" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flipboard.com/@thenewsdesk/technology-shjum1jiz/-/a-C6tPZBTVTxqHxInIhLyDEw%3Aa%3A43591897-%2F0"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.com/@thenewsdesk/tec</span><span class="invisible">hnology-shjum1jiz/-/a-C6tPZBTVTxqHxInIhLyDEw%3Aa%3A43591897-%2F0</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/technews/" rel="tag">#TechNews</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/robots/" rel="tag">#robots</a> <a href="/tags/automation/" rel="tag">#automation</a></p>
<p>🤖 <a href="/tags/robots/" rel="tag">#Robots</a> <a href="/tags/mecha/" rel="tag">#Mecha</a> & <a href="/tags/robotics/" rel="tag">#Robotics</a> accounts to follow:</p><p>ROBOTICS<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://blacktwitter.io/@drcaberry" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>drcaberry</span></a></span> - Professor of Engineering & Robotics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@loy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>loy</span></a></span> - Robotics & tech fan, energy efficient houses<br><span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/kd8bxp/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/kd8bxp', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/accounts/kd8bxp', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kd8bxp</span></a></span> - Video maker interested in robotics, radio, retro tech</p><p>ART<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://socel.net/@smoketopus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>smoketopus</span></a></span> - Draws robots in a cute adorable style, makes mini-comics<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.art/@smerp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>smerp</span></a></span> - Artist creating works using robot pen plotters<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.art/@supaplex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>supaplex</span></a></span> - 3D graphics artist, retro sci-fi scenes with robots</p><p>🧵 1/2</p>