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		hbossy on Aug 26, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The coming tsunami of fakery The word robot derives from the Slavonic word robota, roughly translating to servitude, forced labor, or drudgery. No it doesn't. It just a word for work or job, without negative connotations.

hydrolox on Aug 26, 2022 [–]

I know it (robot) doesn't come from Russian, but there's the word раб which just means slave/serf. They might have meant something to that effect.

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