Thanks to written eyewitness account and mechanical drawings exit behind by the artist , Leonardo da Vinci ’s legendary mechanically skillful social lion walks again after 500 long time .
clack to viewOriginally project to entertain the King of France , the robot has been recreated as part of an exhibit at the Chateau du Clos Luce in France — Leonardo ’s last residence .
Using those drawings as well as the write verbal description of the Leo , headmaster Creator of zombie Renato Boaretto reanimate the creature for the Chateau du Clos Luce , where it can be seen as part of a Da Vinci exposition that lasts until January 31 , 2010 .
Boaretto ’s lion , which is aliveness - size , is wound up by bridge player like an old - fashioned clock . Then , it take about 10 steps forward , shake its head from side to side , spread out and close its jaws and wag its fag end up and down .
A hugger-mugger mechanism is built into its head of hair so that when a particular spot is stroked , a trapdoor swings undecided on the lion ’s wing and several fleur de lys pop out .
draw in the Reuters article as “ the George Lucas of his time ” Leonardo was famed for winning over crew with mechanically skillful “ especial effects ” ( although , there is no grounds to suggest that he tinkered too much with his past successes and end up disappointing his fans ) . [ Reuters ]
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