Méliès’ film, a minute-long work titled Gugusse and the Automaton, contains what might be the first on-screen depiction of a robot.

In history defining science-fiction news, the Library of Congress has uncovered what might be the first robot movie ever made.

A newly rediscovered 1897 short by famed French filmmaker Georges Méliès is being hailed as the first-ever depiction of a robot in cinema.

A long-lost 1897 George Melies film, arguably the first robot science fiction story committed to film, has made its way to the Library of Congress.

Considered lost for over a century, Georges Méliès' 'Gugusse and the Automaton' features cinema’s earliest robot.

Georges Méliès short Gugusse et l’Automate resurfaces after a century, scanned and stabilized for online viewing in 4K.

Cinema history has always been linked to technology, but a recent find pushes back ...

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 ...

The Library of Congress has found and restored a long-lost silent film by Georges Méliès. The famed 19th century French filmmaker is best known for his groundbreaking 1902 science fiction adventure ...