Today in 1921: the origin of "robot"

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Today in Labor History January 2, 1921: Karel Čapek’s science fiction play “R.U.R.” premiered. “R.U.R.” stands for “Rossum’s Universal Robots.” The play introduced the word “robot” to the English language and to the world of science fiction. He derived the word “Robot” from the Czech word for forced labor by Serfs…

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