Did anyone in ancient China conceive the design of robots?

China ancient machinery manufacturing technology has been very developed, and many wonderful machines can be produced. For example, during the Western Zhou Dynasty, when Zhou Muwang went to the Western Ocean, a skillful craftsman named Yan made a robot for Mu Wang, which could sing and dance like a real person. Its internal organs, bones and muscles, joints, skin and teeth are all like real ones.

The ancient book "In Politics" recorded many anecdotes about the Tang Dynasty and before the Tang Dynasty, some of which were about ancient mechanical technology. Here are four of them:

( 1)

Lan Ling, a soldier in the Northern Qi Dynasty, had a clever idea. He became a semi-finalist in the dance competition. The soldier Lan Ling wanted to persuade someone to drink, so the conference semifinals bowed to him with glasses. People simply don't know the truth.

(2)

In the Northern Qi Dynasty, there was a monk named Zhao Ling, who often had fantastic ideas. He was ordered by Wu Chengdi to build a flowing cup pool on the mountain pavilion. After the completion of Liu Bei's swimming pool, Wu Chengdi feasted by the pool. There are exquisite and unique boats in the pool. Whenever the boat came to Wu Chengdi, Emperor Cheng reached for the glass on the boat, and the boat would stop by itself. When Woodenhead clapped his hands on the boat, it was accompanied by the joy of bamboo. Emperor Cheng put down his glass after drinking, and the wooden villain took it back. If Wu Chengdi doesn't finish this glass of wine, the ship will stop.

(3)

There is a county magistrate named Yin in Luozhou, who is diligent and good at drinking. The magistrate personally carved a Woodenhead and dressed him in thick silk clothes. Whenever we get together for a banquet and drink, the little wooden people will toast in turn. The county magistrate also became a female singer. Woodenhead and blowing sheng can sing, and they are all in tune. If the wine in the glass is not dry, little Woodenhead won't pour you any more wine; There is no good, dull singer, singing and blowing, urging you to continue drinking. No one can guess the wonders of these two wooden robots.

(4)

There is a craftsman named Yang Wulian, who is skilled and good at invention and creation. He once carved a Woodenhead in Qinzhou. The monk holds a wooden bowl in his hand and can automatically beg for alms. When the money in the wooden bowl is full, the organs inside will start by themselves, and the wooden monk will say, "Here!" " "

People all over Qinshui scrambled to see Woodenhead and listen to him, so they scrambled to put money into wooden bowls. At the end of the day, the wooden monk can beg for thousands of pence.