Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Before the invention of the word "robot," we called them "automaton." "This is one of the collections that makes you realize why ...

For anyone who has ever dreamed of stumbling upon a cinematic holy grail in a dusty attic, this story delivers. A Michigan resident has uncovered a viewable copy of a short film by Georges Méliès — ...

The Library of Congress announced that it discovered and restored a long-lost silent film, which many consider to feature the first robot in cinema. Titled Gugusse and the Automaton, the 45-second ...

A retired educator from Grand Rapids, Michigan, knew the battered trunk full of old film reels he had inherited was probably worth saving. He just had no idea he was sitting on one of the most ...