Overview
Fascinating book on Leonardo da Vinci's research on robots
Tight connections to the NYTimes No.1 bestseller by Dan Brown: The Da Vinci Code (still ranked No. 16 in Amazon)
Right book at the right time since the Da Vinci Code movie is in preparation (incl. Tom Hanks)
Authors has god media relations: NYTimes, Wirde, History Channel
Rediscovers and shows Leonardo's reconstructed programmable cart, a Robot Lion, a Robot Knight and hydraulically powered automat for striking bell
The real "da Vinci Code"
Everything about the how and why of Da Vinci's lost/forgotten robot cart
Discovers the world's first self propelled vehicle
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Leonardo's Lost Robots reinterprets Leonardo da Vinci's mechanical design work, revealing a new level of sophistication not recognized by art historians or engineers. By identifying his major technological projects, the book reinterprets Leonardo's legacy of notes, showing that apparently unconnected fragments from dispersed manuscripts actually comprise cohesive designs for functioning automata. Using the rough sketches scattered throughout almost all of Leonardo's notebooks, the author has reconstructed Leonardo's programmable cart, which was the platform for other automata: a Robot Lion, a Robot Knight, and a hydraulically powered automaton for striking a bell. Through a readable, lively narrative, Mark Rosheim explains how he reconstructed da Vinci's designs. In a foreword the world-renowned Leonardo scholar Carlo Pedretti interprets the significance of these reconstructions for our understanding of Leonardo's oeuvre.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"In ‘Leonardo’s Lost Robots’, Rosheim is on the trail of another intriguing da Vinci mystery: Did the renowned Renaissance painter, inventor, engineer and architect design some of the world’s earliest robots? … This book should appeal to readers interested in engineering history, robotics and mechanical engineering, and it should serve as a helpful resource in teaching early engineering. ‘Leonardo’s Lost Robots’ offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of Renaissance technology and the genius of Leonardo da Vinci." (Robin Tatu, ASEE PRISM, Vol. 16 (1), September, 2006)
"Leonardo da Vinci was fascinated by automata and sketches of robotic mechanisms are spread through his notebooks. Rosheim, in this beautifully illustrated volume, explores their feasibility and traces da Vinci’s legacy among modern robot makers." (Financial Times UK, December, 2006)
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Book Title: Leonardo´s Lost Robots
Authors: Mark Elling Rosheim
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28497-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-28440-6Published: 05 January 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51789-5Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-28497-0Published: 15 June 2006
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 188
Topics: Robotics and Automation, Control, Robotics, Mechatronics, History of Science, Popular Science, general, Engineering Design, Arts