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.
    
 






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..
ReplyDeletemy 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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