Technology
Where Did The Word Robot Come From ?
This is a question we get asked a lot so we thought we’d put people out of their misery. Firstly the word robot comes from the Czech word ‘robotnik‘ which means forced labour or even slave. Watching movies and reading various sci-fi novels of the past you’ll quickly see that robots have mostly always been portrayed as servents of humanity.
What’s A Google ?
When you hear the word Google the first image that comes to mind has to be the famous internet search engine but does the word actually mean anything ? Well the answer is a firm yes because it comes from the term “Googol” which represents a number (written as a 1 followed by 100 zeros).