http://connectedlife.wm.wizzard.tv/rss The term robot comes from the word robota meaning serf labour and was first popularized in a 1920 Czech play by Karel Capek called Rossums Universal Robots. French inventor, Jacques de Vaucanson is credited with creating the worlds first true robot in 1738, but early pioneers also include Japanese craftsman Tanaka and inventor Nikola Telsa.