The word ‘robot’ was first used in a 1920 play by Karel Čapek.
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Čapek’s play R.U.R. (1920) introduced “robot” from the Slavic root related to forced labor. The term stuck and evolved into today’s meaning, spanning everything from factory machines to AI-driven devices.
🤯 "The word ‘robot’ was first used in a 1920 play by Karel Čapek — mechanical servants entering stage left."