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The word "robot" is a coinage by Josef Čapek. When asked by his brother Karel Čapek, a Czech author, what he should call the laborers his play, Josef suggested the word "roboti". The word comes from the Slavic word "robota" literally meaning work, labor ( or serf labor), and figuratively "drudgery" or "hard work". Traditionally, the robota was the work period a serf had to give for his lord, typically 6 months of the year.

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What is the meaning of the word robot and from where did it originate?

It comes from the Czech word for forced labor.


Where did karel capek invent the robot?

Karel Capek didn't "invent" the robot. He (and/or his brother Josef) invented the word "robot", from a Czech word meaning "worker" or "slave". But they were writers, not inventors.


Which language the origin of robot word?

The word "robot" originates from the Czech word "robota" meaning forced labor or drudgery. It was first introduced by Czech writer Karel Čapek in his play "R.U.R." (Rossum's Universal Robots) in 1920.


What is a 6 letter word stating with cy meaning part robot part man?

Cyborg


Is robot a compound word?

Robot is not a compound word.


Did Robot come from the term reboot?

No, the word robot comes from the Czech word "robota," meaning "industrial labor." The word first appeared in Karel Capek's science fiction play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) in 1921.


What is the word origins for robot?

ANSWERRobot comes from the Czech word "robot," which means "worker."ANSWER"Robot" comes from the word "roboti," which means "labor," "serf labor," "drudgery," or "hard work" in Czech and many Slavic languages.


Is robot a long vowel word?

No, "robot" is not a long vowel word. The vowel 'o' in robot is pronounced as a short vowel sound.


Were did the term robot come from?

The word robot is from Czech. In Czech robot means "work".


Where the word robot does originates from?

Coined by the Czech, Karel Capek, 'robota' meaning compulsory labour. Or 'robotnik', a peasant owing such labour


What is a sentence with the word robot in it?

Here comes another robot dancer!


What is robot in Tagalog?

The word for "robot" in Tagalog is directly "robot". It's adopted from English and widely understood.