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A groundbreaking discovery: a 19th-century film by Georges Méliès, featuring the earliest robot on screen, has resurfaced at the Library of Congress. The short film, Gugusse and the Automaton, showcases a mechanical figure transforming sizes in a comedic magic routine, highlighting the influence of automatons on early cinema. The fragile nitrate print, donated by Bill McFarland, predates known robots on screen by over twenty years. Watch it now on the Library of Congress website.

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