robots
Robots. A Czech word, I believe. Anyway, here is one of them. Isn't he (she? it?) pretty?
[from Matthew Yglesias]
why, look. I believe it is coming your way.
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posted by Clemens @ 10:31 PM
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12 August 2010
Robots. A Czech word, I believe. Anyway, here is one of them. Isn't he (she? it?) pretty?
[from Matthew Yglesias]
why, look. I believe it is coming your way.
.
4 Comments:
"Robot" comes from the Slavic word for work.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot#Etymology
Yes, it joggled my memory, as did the crossword puzzle I was working on yesterday.
"Play by Capek"
Answer: R.U.R.
I think it stands for Rossem's Universal Robots, a company in the play that made mechanical workers. It was the first use of the word in that meaning and soon entered English. Up until that time I guess we made do with something else, like the 'Tic-Toc Man' in "The Wizard of Oz."
p.s:
Do you have any idea what those folks in the Russian video a few posts back are saying?
I don't know. It looked weird. I wanted to ask my wife, but I forget when I'm at home. If I ever remember, I'll let you know.
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