sep 4, 1495 - da Vinci's self-propelled carts sets up ideas of vehicles being able to function off mechanics

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Centuries before the invention of the automobile, Leonardo da Vinci designed a cart that could move without being pushed or pulled. Springs under high tension provided the power to the cart, and steering could be set in advance so the cart could move along a predetermined path. A distant precursor to the car, the device is sometimes considered the world’s first robot. The stakeholder would argue this would be the beginning of a reliant-on-technology society.

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