The Archytas Mechanical Bird - a flying machine of antiquity, capable of flapping its wings and flying up to 200 meters, created around 400 to 350 BCE.
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It’s easy to assume that robots are a relatively recent invention, but in fact, the history of robotics stretches back well over 2000 years. The first, a steam-powered bird was created around 400 to 350 BCE by the ancient Greek mathematician Archytas.

Archytas’ invention is often cited as the first robot, and, in light of recent technological advancements, perhaps we could even consider it to be the first drone.

Unfortunately, very few details are actually known about the ancient mechanical bird. This early discovery was chronicled a few hundred years later in the pages of a scientific text by a mathematician, Hero of Alexandria.

Namely, Archytas constructed his robo-bird out of wood and used steam to power its movements. The bird, suspended from a pivot bar, was at one point able to fly about 200 meters before it ran out of steam—which makes Archytas’ experiment not just the first known robot, but was also one of the first recorded instances of a scientist doing research on how birds fly.

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📌"Bubo", the ancient clockwork owl seen in the 1981 film Clash of The Titans.
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Noah’s Ark. Spain, 12th century.

From a 12th century version of 'The Commentary on the Apocalypse' by Beatus of Liébana. Commentary on the Apocalypse (Commentaria In Apocalypsin) was originally an eighth century work by the Spanish monk and theologian Beatus of Liébana. Today, it refers to any of the extant manuscript copies of this work, especially any of the 26 illuminated copies that have survived. It is often referred to simply as the Beatus. The historical significance of the Commentary is made even more pronounced since it included a world map.

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Taoyuan Byzantine Republic of China. The Roman cities and Dutch Merchants of the island in the center of the world.

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It all started two and a half years ago. I found a book. The book had a map. The map incorporated Taiwan but the empires name I did not recognize. I did more research. It became an addiction. Because I live in Formosa and my wife is Taiwanese. I have uncovered a lot about the world through this work. You begin a journey of looking at things in a different way. This is the very essence of life. Never give up. You will be rewarded. Tartaria is a world wide civilization responsible for creating much of the unexplained architecture and tunnel networks that we are mistakenly attributing to our current governments. Taiwan is Tartarian and Roman. Churches were here long before
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