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1478: Leonardo da Vinci drew first programmable cart

2008: “The Commuter Pod” Webisode Series features a da Vinci inspired “clockwork pod car” automated by clockwork springs

Questions: What use did this cart drawn by Leonardo da Vinci provide 500 years ago? What could be future uses? Could the clockwork like springs implied in this drawing hold a key to propelling transportation in the 21st Century?

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Excerpt from Leonardo da Vinci’s programmable cart as drawn in Codex Atlanticus, f. 296 v-a [812r]

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