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robot

/ˈroʊbɒt/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A machine capable of carrying out tasks automatically.

Etymology / origin

Borrowed from Czech robot, popularized by Karel Čapek's play R.U.R.

  1. robot(Czech)
  2. robot (English)
  3. Relations: borrowed from

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Sources

  1. Karel Čapek, R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), 1920.
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