![One hundred years since a hellish vision of technology spawned that fateful word: robot | Robots | The Guardian One hundred years since a hellish vision of technology spawned that fateful word: robot | Robots | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4f266d1ccc609614b1e288852d7fbcfd7811d4ac/290_898_4488_2693/master/4488.jpg?width=1200&height=1200&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=36b9925b0c18627684f784bb27bc1232)
One hundred years since a hellish vision of technology spawned that fateful word: robot | Robots | The Guardian
![Robotics History The idea of a robot is not new. For thousands of years people have been imagining intelligent mechanized devices that perform human-like. - ppt download Robotics History The idea of a robot is not new. For thousands of years people have been imagining intelligent mechanized devices that perform human-like. - ppt download](https://images.slideplayer.com/14/4339814/slides/slide_2.jpg)
Robotics History The idea of a robot is not new. For thousands of years people have been imagining intelligent mechanized devices that perform human-like. - ppt download
![The first British robot with the letters R.U.R. inspired by Karel Capek's play, which was presented in London in 1923, at the Robot2020 exhibition in the Technical Museum in Brno, Czech Republic, The first British robot with the letters R.U.R. inspired by Karel Capek's play, which was presented in London in 1923, at the Robot2020 exhibition in the Technical Museum in Brno, Czech Republic,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2DGAGEX/the-first-british-robot-with-the-letters-rur-inspired-by-karel-capeks-play-which-was-presented-in-london-in-1923-at-the-robot2020-exhibition-in-the-technical-museum-in-brno-czech-republic-december-8-2020-the-exhibition-is-inspired-by-the-100th-anniversary-of-the-introduction-of-the-word-robot-into-czech-and-other-languages-czech-republic-softened-the-fourth-alert-level-to-the-third-as-of-the-3rd-of-december-with-all-shops-services-and-restaurants-reopening-and-facilities-such-as-museums-galleries-and-zoos-partly-resuming-operation-ctk-photoigor-zehl-2DGAGEX.jpg)
The first British robot with the letters R.U.R. inspired by Karel Capek's play, which was presented in London in 1923, at the Robot2020 exhibition in the Technical Museum in Brno, Czech Republic,
![Illustration for R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Čapek, 1920 | Vintage robots, Retro futurism, Robot Illustration for R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Čapek, 1920 | Vintage robots, Retro futurism, Robot](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/33/55/56/3355566657c1d27429753c6e1dc4a11b--robots-vintage-science-fiction.jpg)
Illustration for R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Čapek, 1920 | Vintage robots, Retro futurism, Robot
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
Science Museum on Twitter: "The word robot is Czech from robota meaning worker. Learn more about humanoid robots in our 3D IMAX #robotsfilm. http://t.co/IYD1HDfTK9" / Twitter
![Quite Interesting on Twitter: "The word 'robot' comes from the Czech 'robota' meaning 'drudgery'. https://t.co/Chnnd09PPQ" / Twitter Quite Interesting on Twitter: "The word 'robot' comes from the Czech 'robota' meaning 'drudgery'. https://t.co/Chnnd09PPQ" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dq-zbVlUwAMs0e9.jpg)
Quite Interesting on Twitter: "The word 'robot' comes from the Czech 'robota' meaning 'drudgery'. https://t.co/Chnnd09PPQ" / Twitter
![One hundred years ago, Czech writer Karel Čapek introduced the world to the word “Robot” -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999) One hundred years ago, Czech writer Karel Čapek introduced the world to the word “Robot” -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)](https://jerz.setonhill.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/142725706_335877397584661_5446523211949911725_n.jpg)
One hundred years ago, Czech writer Karel Čapek introduced the world to the word “Robot” -- Jerz's Literacy Weblog (est. 1999)
LeaneX CS Stuff - 2. Technology Facts For Geeks 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 “ 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐎𝐓” 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊 𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐒. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘁𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗳 “𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁,” 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝘇𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 ...
SmartClick - #DidYouKnow? The word “robot” comes from the Czech word “robota”, meaning "forced labor". The term was coined by Czech artist Josef Čapek whose brother Karel Čapek introduced the word robot
![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/2020/09/1280_650/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
![Renowned Czech play that introduced word 'robot' translated into Filipino; Ateneo de Naga launch on May 1 – Manila Bulletin Renowned Czech play that introduced word 'robot' translated into Filipino; Ateneo de Naga launch on May 1 – Manila Bulletin](https://mb.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2848.jpeg)
Renowned Czech play that introduced word 'robot' translated into Filipino; Ateneo de Naga launch on May 1 – Manila Bulletin
![THE TERM “ROBOT” COMES FROM THE CZECH WORD “ROBOTA” WHICH TRANSLATES TO FORCED LABOR. THE WORD WAS FIRST USED TO REFER TO A… | Forced labor, Words, Machine learning THE TERM “ROBOT” COMES FROM THE CZECH WORD “ROBOTA” WHICH TRANSLATES TO FORCED LABOR. THE WORD WAS FIRST USED TO REFER TO A… | Forced labor, Words, Machine learning](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e1/99/28/e19928e9d36586def4cf09714c77d5bd.jpg)
THE TERM “ROBOT” COMES FROM THE CZECH WORD “ROBOTA” WHICH TRANSLATES TO FORCED LABOR. THE WORD WAS FIRST USED TO REFER TO A… | Forced labor, Words, Machine learning
![The Czech word ROBOT celebrates its 100th anniversary this year | Embassy of the Czech Republic in Copenhagen The Czech word ROBOT celebrates its 100th anniversary this year | Embassy of the Czech Republic in Copenhagen](https://www.mzv.cz/public/2c/7/45/4206953_2568937__1938_bbc_rur_tv_c1.jpg)
The Czech word ROBOT celebrates its 100th anniversary this year | Embassy of the Czech Republic in Copenhagen
![Czech MFA on Twitter: "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 a 1920 Czech-language Czech MFA on Twitter: "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 a 1920 Czech-language](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EefylccX0AA8fRy.jpg)