JAKARTA – The world’s first robot it was made by Ibn Ismail Al-Jazari, a mechanical engineer of the Turkish Sultanate of the Artuqid dynasty.
Summarized from various sources, his full name is Badi Al-Zaman Abullezz Ibn Alrazz Al-Jazari, in the 12th century Al-Jazari earned the nickname “Father of Robotics”.
The nickname, obtained thanks to various inventions that have influenced the design of modern machines today. For example, combustion engines (combustion engines), crankshaft engines (crankshaft), and so on.
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Al-Jazari also produced the Book of Mechanical Science Education (Kitab fí ma’rifat al-hiyal al-handasiyya) in 1206, in which there is documentation of more than 50 of his findings.
His figure is said to be able to give birth to various kinds of tools that became the forerunner of today’s robots.
Through his book, “The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices” he introduced about 100 mechanical technology tools, including how to manufacture them.
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One of his phenomenal works, The Elephant Clock, consists of a hydraulic clock in the shape of an elephant decorated with small tent decorations, as well as statues that can move and sound every 30 minutes.
The Elephant Clock itself, is said to have carried a mechanical cycle that automatically moves all parts of the clock, similar to the basic mechanics of today’s robots.
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