@RobertDaleParker@mstdn.social
Post #427882
2026-02-27 00:04 UTC
Found, by the Library of Congress, a long-lost 1897 Méliès film, 45 seconds long, the first film to portray a robot. If you like Méliès''s whacko early films (and why wouldn't you?), you'll want to see this:
https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2026/02/lost-19th-century-film-by-melies-discovered-at-the-library/
#Film #Movies #Comedy #SciFi
Replies (2)
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@TMRuppert__dup_33596@universeodon.com 2026-02-27 16:29
@RobertDaleParker@mstdn.social Very cool! Even then it was understood that there would be viscous competition between humans and robots.
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@jemmesedi@c.im 2026-02-27 00:08
@RobertDaleParker A good film to open a discussion of AI!