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Harry explained that while the original inventor Rossum wanted to create a living, working human from synthetic protoplasm that dogs won't eat, his nephew thought that it'd be easier to create simplified human bodies from that same stuff. Harry then explains that this is a good thing; with robots doing all the work, man will overcome the need for toil and poverty will end because robots don't need to be paid, thus making goods cost nothing.
She also meets the human staff of the factory: physiologist and inventor Dr. Gall, robot psychiatrist Dr. Hallemeier ([[Spell My Name With an "S"|or]] [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|Hellman]]), clerk of the works Alquist (the only guy sensible enough to work with his hands), the chief engineer, and managing director Jacob Berman. They're the only other humans in the factory.
After Harry's lecture, she is convinced that the robots really are mindless machines, and her movement was a waste of money. [[Love At First Sight|They marry.]]
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* [[Named After Somebody Famous]]: The people at R.U.R. named a robot Marius and a robot girl Sulla because they thought Marius and Sulla were lovers. Helena points out that they were both Roman generals, and they fought with each other.
* [[Neologism]]: The word "robot" first appeared in this play. According to Capek, it was his brother, Josef, who came up with it.
* [[No Plans, No Prototype, No Backup]]:
** The robots can only be manufactured following a recipe that is kept secret by the company. Harry wanted to use this to their advantage.
** The rebellion itself was rendered pointless because the robots [[Hoist By His Own Petard|killed the very people that ran the facility they were manufactured in.]]
* [[Organic Technology]]: Sort of.
* [[One Steve Limit]]: Averted. [[
* [[The Power of Love]]: [[After the End]], Alquist discovers that two robots were in love and [[Adam and Eve Plot|were the hope for their race as the new Adam and Eve]].
* [[Punny Name]]: Fabry, the chief engineer.
* [[Ridiculously Human Robots]]: Duh
* [[Robo Speak]]: According to Capek's instructions, the robots are "slightly mechanical in their speech". They don't use contractions, except for Helena and Primus at the end.
* [[Robot Girl]]: [[
* [[Robot Maid]]: Helena tells Harry of how she observed a robot janitor. Presumably, this is what they're used for, among other things like manual labor and odd jobs people would rather not do.
* [[Robotic Psychopath]]: Radius is arguably an example.
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* [[Uncanny Valley]]: The robots look exactly like humans.
* [[Utopia Justifies the Means]]
* [[Well
* [[We Will Use Manual Labor in The Future]]
* [[What Measure Is a Non
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