Who coined the word "robot?"

TabbyTom

The Czech write Karel Capek in his play "R.U.R." Capek should have an upside-down hook over the C, but I can't find the ANSI code for that character. Aug 30 03, 3:39 PM

gmackematix

It comes from "robota", the Czech word for slave. It first appears in 1920 in Karel Capek's "R.U.R." or "Rossum's Universal Robots". Aug 31 03, 3:22 AM

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