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Rossum

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A surname of Dutch or Czech origin, notably used in the play "R.U.R." by Karel Čapek, which introduced the word "robot."
"Rossum's Universal Robots is credited with popularizing the term robot."
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Popularized by Karel Čapek's 1920 play "R.U.R." (Rossum's Universal Robots).

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