Wires, springs, and mechanical marvels Along with the beginnings of springs and wire, we take a look at some more automatons. Included is the 18th century chess playing mechanical Turk. Here’s a site on a modern day humanoid robot. Atlas Here are a couple of articles about the chess playing automaton that wasn’t. The Turk, a chess-playing robot, was a hoax that started an early conversation about AI. How a Phony 18th Century Chess Robot Fooled the World Here’s an article about the history and modern manufacture of springs. How springs is made And here’s a video on the history of making wire. The History of Wiredrawing