Comment by cwillu
11 hours ago
Amusingly, “robot” as a term was invented as a way to refer to machines that were more than just machines: it was the original word for android.
11 hours ago
Amusingly, “robot” as a term was invented as a way to refer to machines that were more than just machines: it was the original word for android.
The word "robot" was invented to label a being whose worth was defined only in terms of the labor it performed. The point being that to value someone that way is to deny them any chance for humanity. An android is designed to take a place among humans and has the option to aspire to belong among them.