During the period 763-764, Silla mechanics contrived a set of automatic mechanical toys, the Mountain of Ten Thousand Buddhas which utilized the force of the wind. This description is from Memorabilia ...

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The art of building purely mechanical automatons has dramatically ... and are powered either by wound-up springs or weights. The mechanics of the automata are part of the display, and contain ...

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