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One hopes you're aware that Karel Capek was a writer, and RUR was a play, and no "robots" were actually built.
Capek's "robots" (from a Czech word meaning "worker" or "slave") were not what modern people would think of when they hear the word "robot". The Rossum universal robots were pretty much indistinguishable from humans (or, at worst, from humans wearing make-up) so that the ones that are important to the story could be played by humans wearing make-up. Today, we'd probably call them "androids" or "synthetic humanoids" rather than robots.
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Where was the term 'robot' first used?
The 1921 play RUR (aka Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Capek It comes from a Czech word meaning 'slave' or 'serf'
Which country does the word robot orignate from?
Czechoslovakia, first referent in the novel 'RUR', by Pavel Kapek
What is the root word of robot?
The word Robot is derived from the Czech word Robo which means 'work'. The word was first coined by Karel Čapek for his 1920 play RUR. In its original Czech, robota means forced labour of the kind that serfs had to perform on their masters' lands, and is derived from rab, meaning "slave". see link
When was Sussex RUR Cup created?
Sussex RUR Cup was created in 1896.
When was RUR-PLE created?
RUR-PLE was created on 2004-12-12.
How do you determine a robot from other machines?
The word "robot" comes from Czech noun "robota" meaning labor. It was popularized by Carel Kapek in his 1920 play "RUR" (Rossums Universal Robots). In the play, robots are artificial beings made from "a material that behaved just the same as living tissue". They eventually replace humans in all kinds of ways. Kapek's robots are modelled on humans but are "simplified" to fulfill only their necessary functions. They are mechanically superior to humans but they are not designed for any specific task - they learn those tasks in much the same way humans do. So what makes a robot different from other machines is that it is humanoid, it is capable of learning, and it performs labor as a direct replacement for a human being - and not necessarily just physical labor - in RUR they are described as making ideal university lecturers! A robot has to to be generally humanoid in shape, size and appearance to do its job. For example, a robot designed to drive a car would have to have feet and hands like a human to use the controls, and also be generally human-size and human-shape to fit in the car in the first place. Also, physical constraints tend to dictate that robots be approximately human in size. In RUR, Capek describes how early robots were made 4 metres tall, but that they broke too easily - i.e. their human-like artificial tissue and body plan simply couldn't support a structure that large.
How do you pronounce Bruriah?
Be-RUR-e-ah
What is the phonetic spelling for resolve?
Rur- zulv
What is kaliningrad's currency?
Official kaliningrad's currency is Russian Rouble RUR, and it costs. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=rur+to+eur
What is the airport code for Rurutu Airport?
The airport code for Rurutu Airport is RUR.
How do you pronounce rural?
It is pronounced as "RUR-uhl" (with a slight emphasis on the first syllable).
What are some science fiction words?
* Robot coined in his play RUR derived from the Czech word for compulsory labour. 1921 * Robotics coined by Isaac Asimov 1941 * Android first known usage by Jack Williamson in The Cometeers 1936, * cyberspace William Gibson's 1982 novel Neuromancer *
