[DOC] [TLE] Science Diction: The Origin Of The Word 'Robot' : NPR [PAR] Apr 22, 2011 ... It was the brainchild of a wonderful Czech playwright, novelist and journalist named Karel Capek. He lived from 1880 to 1938. And he introduced it in 1920 in his hit play "RUR," or "Rossum's Universal Robots." [DOC] [TLE] Where Does the Word Robot Come From? - Today I Found Out [PAR] May 11, 2012 ... The word robot was coined by artist Josef apek, the brother of famed 
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come up with a word to name the robots, initially settling on 'laboi', from the Latin 
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the ... system of serfdom, by which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labour or 
service' (OED). ... The modern meaning of the word 'robot' has its origins in a 
1920 play by Czech writer Karel apek. ... inRead invented by Teads. [DOC] [TLE] What the Czech Play That Coined the Term 'Robot' Tells Us About ... [PAR] Jan 23, 2013 ... What the Czech Play That Coined the Term 'Robot' Tells Us About Today's 
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Warcraft' Writer Sees Fantasy Come to Life on 'Warcraft' Movie Set. [DOC] [TLE] Jan. 25, 1921: Robots First Czech In | WIRED [PAR] Jan 25, 2011 ... ... stands for Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Capek, marks the first use of 
the word robot to describe an artificial person. Capek invented the term, basing 
it on the Czech word for forced labor. ... Author: Tony Long. [DOC] [TLE] What is a Robot? Etymology and History | Wyzant Resources [PAR] The term robot was coined by the Czech playwright Karel Capek (CHAH pek) 
from the Czech word for forced labor or serf. ... times a candidate for the Nobel 
prize for his works and very influential and prolific as a writer and playwright. [DOC] [TLE] The Play That Gave Us the Word 'Robot' | Mental Floss [PAR] Feb 1, 2016 ... That legacy of forced labor left behind a word in Czech, robota, which refers ... 
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it ... The term is derived from the Czech word robota, meaning "forced

Question: This writer coined the word "robot" from the Czech word for forced labor
Answer: Karel Capek