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The word "robot," I am given to understand, was indeed originated by a Czech writer, one Karel Kapek, in his play R.U.R., which stood for "Rossum's Universal Robots." I even read it once, a long day ago.
Asimov came later.
See drudgery for an interesting historical note.
And Josef for another.
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In the Beginning...
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