Medieval robots: How al-Jazari's mechanical marvels have been resurrected in Istanbul
He laid the groundwork for modern machinery with elaborate automata - 850 years ago
This pitcher and peacock, used for ritual cleaning, released water when the tail of the bird was pulled (Rabia Iclal Turan/MEE)
1 March 2019
Today, robots are everywhere. We even worry about them taking our jobs.
But the history of automation goes back some 900 years, when Ismail al-Jazari, a Muslim scholar, invented the first robotics, water clocks and other mechanical devices.
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