Gadgets, Guyism, Tech 16 robots that may take over the world Follow Us by Douglas CharlesLast Updated Oct 12, 2022 6:09 pm truTV We’ve been concerned about robots ruling the world at least as far back as 1921, when R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) made its theatrical debut in Czechoslovakia. And guess what? There’s still reason to be scared.