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    What type of labour does the Czech word robota originally refer to?

    Question #124086. Asked by flem-ish. (Oct 31 11 1:09 PM)


    abechstein

    		Basically, forced labor by serfs on feudal estates. It is derived from the Czech "rab", meaning "slave".

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.U.R._%28Rossum%27s_Universal_Robots%29#Origin_of_the_word

    Nov 01 11, 1:27 AM

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