Found: The 19th century silent film that first captured a robot attack
Summary
NPR reports the Library of Congress has found and restored a long-lost 1897 Georges Méliès silent film, Gugusse et l'Automate, which likely features the first depiction of a robot on film. The 45-second piece shows a robot clown attacking a human and was rediscovered in Michigan among old reels, with restoration aided by experts; a correction notes the filmmaker’s name spelling.