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I think it has been generally accepted that Josef Capek (Karel's brother) was actually the one who coined the word "robot". Karel Capek wanted to call them "lab

by js8 3y ago

I think it has been generally accepted that Josef Capek (Karel's brother) was actually the one who coined the word "robot". Karel Capek wanted to call them "labors" originally.

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layer8 3y ago
He could take solace in the fact that the Japanese later picked up on it: https://patlabor.fandom.com/wiki/Labor https://patlabor.fandom.com/wiki/Labor ;)