Robots have arrived. They're sorting your packages, deciding what you see on Facebook and might be coming for your job. But have you ever wondered where the word "robot" comes from? It traces its roots to the Czech word "robotnik, which means "slave," according to the Online Etymology Dictionary. "Robotnik" comes from "rabota," the Old Church Slavonic word for servitude. In English, the word "robot" first appeared in a translation of Czech playwright Karel Capek's 1920 sci-fi drama ...
Robots have arrived. They're sorting your packages, deciding what you see on Facebook and might be coming for your job. But have you ever wondered where the word "robot" comes from? It traces its roots to the Czech word "robotnik, which means "slave," according to the Online Etymology Dictionary. "Robotnik" comes from "rabota," the Old Church Slavonic word for servitude. In English, the word "robot" first appeared in a translation of Czech playwright Karel Capek's 1920 sci-fi drama ...
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