Here are some images of Academy Minicraft's Leonardo da Vinci's Self Propelled Cart.
From Leonardo da Vinci's Inventions"
Before
motorized vehicles were even a glimmer in someone’s eye, Leonardo da
Vinci designed a self-propelled cart capable of moving without being
pushed. Among its other accomplishments, many consider da Vinci
self-propelled cart invention to be the world’s first robot.
The
self-propelled cart was one of the many inventions that Leonardo
created dealing with locomotion and transportation. Historians later
deduced that da Vinci specifically designed the cart for theatrical
use.
Leonardo’s cart was powered by coiled springs and
it also featured steering and brake capabilities. When the brake was
released, the car would propel forward, and the steering was
programmable to go either straight or at pre-set angles.
Da
Vinci’s cart design was so ahead of its time that its exact workings
baffled scholars until late in the 20th century. But, in 2006, Italy’s
Institute and Museum of the History of Science in Florence built a
working model based on da Vinci’s design and, to the surprise of many,
the cart actually worked. Some experts even noted that it looked
similar to the Mars Land Rover.
2 comments:
Hi i need to buy your product of lenardo da vince all working model kit to show my son. can you give me price and shipping mode..
my mail id: nalan_killy@yahoo.com if all in Wooden kit its better,
Sorry it's not for sale. However the kit is quite easy to find for purchase on the internet and is easily assembled. But if you want it built the way I did with an antiquated look that takes time and effort.
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