The Robotic ImaginaryTracing the connections between human like robots and AI at the site of dehumanization and exploited labor The word robotintroduced in Karel apeks 1920 play R. U. R.derives from rabota, the Czech word for servitude or forced labor. A century later, the plays dystopian themes of dehumanization and exploited labor are being played out in factories, workplaces, and battlefields. In The Robotic Imaginary, Jennifer Rhee traces the provocative and