robot
/ˈroʊbɒt/ · noun
Meaning
- A machine capable of carrying out tasks automatically.
Etymology / origin
Borrowed from Czech robot, popularized by Karel Čapek's play R.U.R.
- robot(Czech)→
- robot (English)
- Relations: borrowed from
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Sources
- Karel Čapek, R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), 1920.