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- Apple Engineer Uses LEGO Bricks to Build “Hugo”-Inspired Machine That Writes Messages and Draws Pictures! Sat, 4 Jan 14, 7:30amThe Martin Scorsese film Hugo did something fantastic: it gave life to a machine. The automaton featured in the film mirrored technology that really existed in the 18th and 19th century--a time when many machines were designed...
- Robotic Elephant Water Clock Designed in 1206 AD Recreated in Dubai Shopping Mall Sat, 3 Nov 12, 5:21amA kinetic energy-powered robotic “elephant clock” designed in the 13th century by Al-Jazari, the Muslim “father of robotics,” now serves as a centerpiece of the Ibn Battuta Mall in Dubai...