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Mark Rosheim's Mechanical Knight

Sep 1997

Rosheim, a modern robotisist, build a replica of Leonardo's moving knight. Rosheim's knight attempts to vastly improve on the original design of Leonardo's with modern technology while still having human-like motion. It is powered by linear actuators acting as muscles and has human-like joints, as opposed to the joints typically found in industrial machinery. This replica was sent to the Jihnson Space Center's Dextrous Robotics Laboratory. Because the robot was human-like, it was designed to do dangerous manual tasks that would have otherwise required the full dexterity of an able-bodied person. 

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Fisher, Arthur. "Leonardo's lost robot." Popular Science, Sept. 1997, p. 85+. Biography in Context, link.galegroup.com.ezproxy.lib….... Accessed 8 Mar. 2018.

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Sep 1997

Mark Rosheim's Mechanical Knight

Rosheim, a modern robotisist, build a replica of Leonardo's moving knight. Rosheim's knight attempts to vastly improve on the original design of Leonardo's with modern technology while still having human-like motion. It is powered by linear actuators acting as muscles and has human-like joints, as opposed to the joints typically found in industrial machinery. This replica was sent to the Jihnson Space Center's Dextrous Robotics Laboratory. Because the robot was human-like, it was designed to do dangerous manual tasks that would have otherwise required the full dexterity of an able-bodied person. 

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Credit: William West/AFP/Getty Images

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Fisher, Arthur. "Leonardo's lost robot." Popular Science, Sept. 1997, p. 85+. Biography in Context, http://link.galegroup.com.ezproxy.lib.purdue.edu/apps/doc/A19980147/BIC1.... Accessed 8 Mar. 2018.