Robotman

Stanley Povoda is called the Czech Robotman and the title is well earned. Stanley has been making robots for more than 50 years, he is now retired but still constructs multifunction robots.

Robot Roots
The Czech people have a long history of playing with robots. The acclaimed Czech playwright, Karel Capek, made famous the word 'robot', the Czech word for forced labor or serf. Capek introduced the word in his play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) first performed in Prague in January 1921. Getty Images/Photographer Isifa

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