Robot - robota etc is Slavic word for "work" or "labor" as you mention. Basically it was thought of as "the entity that exists to only work/produce" (and no oth

Robot - robota etc is Slavic word for "work" or "labor" as you mention. Basically it was thought of as "the entity that exists to only work/produce" (and no other human-my activity whatsoever such as relax, sleep, have fun, etc.)