And this one. Also an Amy. I need some dragon coffee for this endless law day.
Though it was never intended. I’ve been away from the blogging due to Finals, Holiday, Work, etc. But this morning my beautiful girlfriend sent me this picture while I was sitting in class and the drive to blog is renewed! Thank you AMY!!!!
PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON. Part 1.
I’ll post Part 2 and 3 over the next two days. I used to love this when I was a little lad. Highlight of Part 1 is the “Lets Build a Boat” song around 6 minutes 24 seconds in.
REVOLUTIONARY ROBOTS - CHANGING THE WAY ROBOTS ROBOTOCIZE
2. LEONARDO’S ROBOT
If Robonaut is the future of robotics, than Leonardo’s Robot (otherwise known as The Mechanical Knight) may have been the first robot. Leonardo Da Vinci invented this robot in 1464, when he was only 12 years old (that guy was really something), but it wasn’t until 1495 that Da Vinci displayed the creature in public. The Mechanical Knight was part of an exhibition during a celebration organized by the Duke of Milan. The Knight operated on a series of pulleys and levers and could make several human-like motions. It could stand, sit, move its arms, turn its neck, and even open its own visor. The blueprints were found in sketchbooks of Da Vinci’s in the 1950s and was part of Da Vinci’s work on anatomy, formally known as the Canon of Proportions. The image is a model displayed in Berlin, with the inner workings displayed next to it. It was reconstructed according to Da Vinci’s own blueprints, so we know it worked when he displayed it! What couldn’t this guy do?
Martin incorrectly surmised that the other boys would stop making fun of him
once they saw him on his new dragon broom…
