[ You’ve Been Saying ‘Robot’ Wrong – It’s Slavic and Meant Something Very Different]
For a century, the word robot has worn a mechanical mask that hides a more human, grittier origin. It didn’t start in laboratories or on factory floors; it came from a Slavic word tied to forced labor, the kind no one volunteered for. The modern metal-and-code meaning is a late arrival, a twist that turned ...
