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 ======An Art Robots Timeline======
+See also [[Category Robotics]] and [[Project Lirec]]
 ======Era of magic, weights and pulleys======
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   * http://orgs.uww.edu/avista/engines.htm
-**Johannes Müller von Königsberg** or "Regiomontanus" as he prefered to be known (and has a crater on the moon named after him) is recorded as having built two automatons:
+**Johannes Müller von Königsberg** or "Regiomontanus" as he prefered to be known (and has a crater on the moon named after him) is recorded as having built two automata:
   * A Wooden eagle which "flew forth" out of Nuremberg and met Emperor Maximilian, saluted him and flew home.
   * An iron fly:
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 **Prague Orloj Astronomical clock**: Built by clockmaker Mikuláš of Kadaň and Jan Šindel in 1410:
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_Astronomical_Clock
+**Leonardo da Vinci** designed many automata, including a Lion and a Knight. His programmable cart was the basis for these machines, and has been built in modern times from his plans by [[http://www.anthrobot.com/press/article_leo_programmable.html|Mark Rosheim]].
+{{:progautomaton.jpg|}}
+Leonardo's programmable cart.
 =====16th Century=====
-**Pierre Jaquet-Droz** Built many intricate automatons, which could write on paper. These can now be seen at the [[http://www.mahn.ch/|Museum of Art and History]], Neuchatel, Switzerland.
+**Pierre Jaquet-Droz** Built intricate automata which survive today, The Writer (made of 6000 pieces), The Musician (2500 pieces) and The Draughtsman (2000 pieces). These can now be seen at the [[http://www.mahn.ch/|Museum of Art and History]], Neuchatel, Switzerland.
+{{:droz2.jpg|}}
+The "innards" of The Writer
   * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Jaquet-Droz
+=====18th Century=====
+**Jacques de Vaucanson** (1709) Built robots to serve dinner to politicians. His most famous work is the [[wp>Digesting Duck]]:
+{{:duck_of_vaucanson.jpg|}}
+<blockquote>Voltaire wrote that “without [...] the duck of Vaucanson, you have nothing to remind you of the glory of France.” (”Sans…le canard de Vaucanson vous n’auriez rien qui fit ressouvenir de la gloire de la France.”) This is often misquoted as “Without the shitting duck, we would have nothing to remind us of the glory of France.”</blockquote>
 ======Era of electricity======
-=====1960=====
+=====19th Century=====
+**[[http://naval-history.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_robot_boat_of_nikola_tesla|The Robot Boat]] of Nikola Tesla** In 1898. //"When first shown... it created a sensation such as no other invention of mine has ever produced."//
-=====1970=====
+=====20th/21st Century=====
-**Senster**: 1970-1974 http://www.senster.com/
+**1970-1974** Senster by Edward Ihnatowicz [[http://www.senster.com/]]
-=====1980=====
+**2002** The first [[http://artbots.org/|ArtBots]] event - A talent show for robots.
-=====1990=====
+======Artists/Groups employing the use of robots======
-=====2000=====
+  * [[http://www.crashingart.com/|David Karave]]
+  * [[http://www.srl.org/|Survival Research Labs]]
+  * [[http://www.livingsculpture.com/|Yves Amu Klein]]