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--- robot [19.06.2023 16:33] – gerdlothar
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 **Robot** is a Czech watch brand.
-===== The origin of the word "robot" =====
+===== The origin of the word "Robot" =====
 The word "robot" was first used by the Czech writer Karel Čapek more than 100 years ago and was associated with hard work. In his play R.U.R., he addressed the question of what our world might look like in the future if we created robots as soulless machines to help us.
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 Czech design, typography and precision engineering are again enjoying the reputation they deserve.
-===== Founding of the watch company "robot" =====
+===== Founding of the watch company "Robot" =====
-Driven by his passion for technology and handwork, the Czech entrepreneur Josef Zajíček chose the name "robot" for the watch brand.
+Driven by his passion for technology and handwork, the Czech entrepreneur Josef Zajíček chose the name "Robot" for the watch brand.
-Zajíček started his own business in his youth and built his
+Zajíček started his own business in his youth and built his own company, which is still successful in the automotive industry today. He knew robots from this industry very well, then he found an interest in the art of watchmaking over time and discovered its tradition in the Czech Republic.
-own company, which is still successful in the automotive industry today.
-He knew robots from this industry very well, then he found an interest in the
-art of watchmaking over time and discovered its tradition in the Czech Republic.
 His watchmaking team comprises several first-class designers and watchmakers. It
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 participation in the Le Mans Classic race in 2022 which it
 completed successfully.
+===== The legendary Tatra car =====
+{{wst>image_cl|Robot|Aerodynamic Silver Metallic}}
+The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatra_77|Tatra 77]] was the world‘s first aerodynamically shaped massproduced
+car. It was produced from [[1934]] to [[1938]]. The dial of the Robot Aerodynamic series features a circular ribbed motif – a typical feature on the bodywork of the first [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikov#/media/File:Sportovn%C3%AD_v%C5%AFz_Supersport.gif|Wikov 35 Kapka]] and Zbrojovka Z 4 aerodynamic cars.
+The dial also features a “fuel gauge” – the power reserve of the handwound
+movement – and a small seconds subdial at the six o’clock position. Complementing the dial’s aesthetics is the long, streamlined
+shape of the hands. The watches are equipped with a top-quality Swiss
+movement with a high power reserve of 8 days.
 ===== External links =====