Automata (Robotics)

"The grandfather of modern engineering, automation, and the camshaft."

The Story

Designed programmable humanoid robots, water clocks, and hand-washing machines.This innovation marked a turning point in history, influencing subsequent developments in tech and shaping the world we know today.

The Mastermind

Al-Jazari

Ismail al-Jazari (1136–1206) was a Muslim polymath: a scholar, inventor, mechanical engineer, artisan, artist and mathematician. He is best known for writing 'The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices'.