A clown fought a robot in 1897, and we can finally watch it
A 45-second film from 1897 — the earliest known cinematic depiction of a robot-like figure — has been rediscovered after being lost for over a century. A nitrate print of Georges Méliès’ Gugusse et l’Automate turned up in Michigan and was restored by the Library of Congress, which means you can now watch it fo…
