Ramagya Institute - The term comes from a Czech word, robota, meaning "forced labor"; the word 'robot' was first used to denote a fictional humanoid in a 1920 play R.U.R. (Rossumovi Univerzální
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TIL that the word robot originates from the Czech word "robotnik" which means "slave". : r/todayilearned
The name “robot” has dark origins. If you look into the etymology of “robot,” it comes from the Czech word “robota” which translates to forced labor or work. The word was first
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Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs on X: "The term comes from a Slavic root, robot-, with meanings associated with labor. The word 'robot' was first used to denote a fictional humanoid in
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TIL: The word robot was introduced in 1920 in a play by Karel Capek called R.U.R. , or Rossum's Universal Robots. Robot comes from the Czech word robota, meaning forced labour or
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The Guardian's 'scary' new robot author didn't know the word 'robot' originates from Czech - Prague, Czech Republic
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