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Re:Robots Don't Complain or Demand Higher Wages or Kill Them... by Jach on Monday August 08, 2011 @07:20AM (#2859614)
My memory recalls it's not just work, but slavery.

"Origin of ROBOT Czech, from robota compulsory labor; akin to Old High German arabeit trouble, Latin orbus orphaned — more at orphan First Known Use: 1922" http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/robot

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