![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)
The Czech word ROBOT celebrates its 100th anniversary this year | Embassy of the Czech Republic in Copenhagen
Ebook Friendly - The word "robot" was first used by a Czech writer Karel Čapek in his 1921 science fiction play R.U.R. to describe a humanoid slave. The word was coined by
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