As we witness the rapid progression in artificial intelligence and automation all around us, these movies feel more relevant than ever.
Gugusse et l'Automate In the brief silent film, Méliès portrays a magician named Gugusse who is showing off an “automaton” in what looks like a proto–robot manufacturing facility. The automaton is ...
Cinema history has always been linked to technology, but a recent find pushes back ...
A piece of techno-cinematic history has emerged as the US Library of Congress releases the restored video of the oldest film to feature a "robot." Dating from 1897, the silent film Gugusse et ...