![The Guardian's 'scary' new robot author didn't know the word 'robot' originates from Czech - Prague, Czech Republic The Guardian's 'scary' new robot author didn't know the word 'robot' originates from Czech - Prague, Czech Republic](https://www.expats.cz/images/publishing/articles/2020/09/og/the-guardian-s-scary-new-robot-author-didn-t-know-the-word-robot-originates-from-czech-jpg-vucit.jpg)
The Guardian's 'scary' new robot author didn't know the word 'robot' originates from Czech - Prague, Czech Republic
![TIL that the word robot originates from the Czech word "robotnik" which means "slave". : r/todayilearned TIL that the word robot originates from the Czech word "robotnik" which means "slave". : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/CiAOeSmd6psOR6REUoBmXIvUgk2THfyLS9tuhq8ACVc.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=683e975f6a28fe4596cbd1e5d3b077e932c0cbb8)
TIL that the word robot originates from the Czech word "robotnik" which means "slave". : r/todayilearned
![ATC HUB on Twitter: "Ever wondered where the word robot originated from? It's from the Czech word "robota" which means "forced labor or work" #triviatuesday #techfact #atchub https://t.co/MJ6MuagOlm" / Twitter ATC HUB on Twitter: "Ever wondered where the word robot originated from? It's from the Czech word "robota" which means "forced labor or work" #triviatuesday #techfact #atchub https://t.co/MJ6MuagOlm" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/El5nToeWkAA1LqZ.jpg)
ATC HUB on Twitter: "Ever wondered where the word robot originated from? It's from the Czech word "robota" which means "forced labor or work" #triviatuesday #techfact #atchub https://t.co/MJ6MuagOlm" / Twitter
The name for “robot” has dark origins. If you look into the etymology of “ robot,” it comes from the Czech word “robota” which translates to forced labor or work. The word was
![THE TERM “ROBOT” COMES FROM THE CZECH WORD “ROBOTA” WHICH TRANSLATES TO FORCED LABOR. THE WORD WAS FIRST USED TO REFER TO A… | Forced labor, Words, Machine learning THE TERM “ROBOT” COMES FROM THE CZECH WORD “ROBOTA” WHICH TRANSLATES TO FORCED LABOR. THE WORD WAS FIRST USED TO REFER TO A… | Forced labor, Words, Machine learning](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e1/99/28/e19928e9d36586def4cf09714c77d5bd.jpg)
THE TERM “ROBOT” COMES FROM THE CZECH WORD “ROBOTA” WHICH TRANSLATES TO FORCED LABOR. THE WORD WAS FIRST USED TO REFER TO A… | Forced labor, Words, Machine learning
![Czech MFA on Twitter: "The term comes from a Slavic root, robot-, with meanings associated with labor. The word 'robot' was first used to denote a fictional humanoid in a 1920 Czech-language Czech MFA on Twitter: "The term comes from a Slavic root, robot-, with meanings associated with labor. The word 'robot' was first used to denote a fictional humanoid in a 1920 Czech-language](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EefylccX0AA8fRy.jpg)
Czech MFA on Twitter: "The term comes from a Slavic root, robot-, with meanings associated with labor. The word 'robot' was first used to denote a fictional humanoid in a 1920 Czech-language
![The Czech word ROBOT celebrates its 100th anniversary this year | Embassy of the Czech Republic in Copenhagen The Czech word ROBOT celebrates its 100th anniversary this year | Embassy of the Czech Republic in Copenhagen](https://www.mzv.cz/public/2c/7/45/4206953_2568937__1938_bbc_rur_tv_c1.jpg)