![The Guardian's 'scary' new robot author didn't know the word 'robot' originates from Czech - Prague, Czech Republic The Guardian's 'scary' new robot author didn't know the word 'robot' originates from Czech - Prague, Czech Republic](https://www.expats.cz/images/publishing/articles/2020/09/og/the-guardian-s-scary-new-robot-author-didn-t-know-the-word-robot-originates-from-czech-jpg-vucit.jpg)
The Guardian's 'scary' new robot author didn't know the word 'robot' originates from Czech - Prague, Czech Republic
![John Pickrell 🌈 on X: "#Robot/ˈrəʊbɒt. From Czech robota 'forced labour'. Coined in K. Čapek's 1920 play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal #Robots) http://t.co/FN37B9BCbH" / X John Pickrell 🌈 on X: "#Robot/ˈrəʊbɒt. From Czech robota 'forced labour'. Coined in K. Čapek's 1920 play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal #Robots) http://t.co/FN37B9BCbH" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BnPCu91CcAAnjmH.jpg)
John Pickrell 🌈 on X: "#Robot/ˈrəʊbɒt. From Czech robota 'forced labour'. Coined in K. Čapek's 1920 play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal #Robots) http://t.co/FN37B9BCbH" / X
![Czech Technical University receives dog-like SPOT robot to explore unknown terrain - Prague, Czech Republic Czech Technical University receives dog-like SPOT robot to explore unknown terrain - Prague, Czech Republic](https://www.expats.cz/images/publishing/articles/2021/05/1280_650/via-clearpath-robotics-boston-dynamics-micfr.webp)
Czech Technical University receives dog-like SPOT robot to explore unknown terrain - Prague, Czech Republic
![Czech scientists work to give open-sourced iCub robot the “human touch” | Radio Prague International Czech scientists work to give open-sourced iCub robot the “human touch” | Radio Prague International](https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/styles/rcz_lightbox_v2/public/images/3081bf604fbc3d628a6ca62da38a0e7b.jpg?itok=kKQav8-C×tamp=1632741704)
Czech scientists work to give open-sourced iCub robot the “human touch” | Radio Prague International
Ebook Friendly - The word "robot" was first used by a Czech writer Karel Čapek in his 1921 science fiction play R.U.R. to describe a humanoid slave. The word was coined by
![STUDIOAKA on X: "100 years after Czech Playwrite Karel Čapek's gave us the word 'Robot' we give you the Dugbot. #studioaka #dugbot #heyduggee #HappyFriday https://t.co/5XDT7o5Rca" / X STUDIOAKA on X: "100 years after Czech Playwrite Karel Čapek's gave us the word 'Robot' we give you the Dugbot. #studioaka #dugbot #heyduggee #HappyFriday https://t.co/5XDT7o5Rca" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Es6NYFQXUAU5cvL.jpg)
STUDIOAKA on X: "100 years after Czech Playwrite Karel Čapek's gave us the word 'Robot' we give you the Dugbot. #studioaka #dugbot #heyduggee #HappyFriday https://t.co/5XDT7o5Rca" / X
![Prague, Czech Republic - 15.08.2019: Robots Exhibition. Funny Humanoid Robot Moving Head at Technology Exhibition Stock Footage - Video of body, humanoid: 175344514 Prague, Czech Republic - 15.08.2019: Robots Exhibition. Funny Humanoid Robot Moving Head at Technology Exhibition Stock Footage - Video of body, humanoid: 175344514](https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/prague-czech-republic-robots-exhibition-funny-humanoid-robot-moving-head-technology-exhibition-prague-czech-republic-robots-175344514.jpg)
Prague, Czech Republic - 15.08.2019: Robots Exhibition. Funny Humanoid Robot Moving Head at Technology Exhibition Stock Footage - Video of body, humanoid: 175344514
Science Museum on X: "The word robot is Czech from robota meaning worker. Learn more about humanoid robots in our 3D IMAX #robotsfilm. http://t.co/IYD1HDfTK9" / X
![TIL Robot is Czech for serf labor and Asimov was the first to use the word Robotics : r/todayilearned TIL Robot is Czech for serf labor and Asimov was the first to use the word Robotics : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/s5EEvOvnMUdFYgxyh1ko-qvp7jJ8hTwH3_jp1gLekBE.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=5ac5d2ac053a4e1b9078fa85546ccd6b9e5b234d)
TIL Robot is Czech for serf labor and Asimov was the first to use the word Robotics : r/todayilearned
IEEE - #DYK? The word #robot comes from the Czech word “robota,” which means forced labor or work. | Facebook
RUR opera - The word robot is less than 100 years old. It was first used by the Czech writer Karel Capek in a 1920 play called R.U.R., which tells the story
![100 years after the word was first used in a Czech play, a 'robot' will actually try to write one - Prague, Czech Republic 100 years after the word was first used in a Czech play, a 'robot' will actually try to write one - Prague, Czech Republic](https://www.expats.cz/images/publishing/articles/2021/01/1280_650/the-pwmpe.webp)