Many of da Vinci's inventions contained and depended on gears to function, including his giant crossbow and self-propelled cart. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below 3 ...

Leonardo da Vinci's Self-Propelled Cart While studying mechanical engineering, Leonardo da Vinci designed a cart that could be programmed to drive on its own! Explore a 3D model of this ingenious ...

The Times has a great article about a modern-day recreation of a design by Leonardo Da Vinci — a three-wheeled wagon that may not only have been the world’s first self-propelled vehicle, but ...

Not only were the first trials for a car being sketched almost 500 years ago, but Leonardo Da Vinci was in fact thinking human kind would one day find a way to build a self-propelled vehicle. So ...

From self-propelled cart to connected car Hundreds of years before the motorized vehicle, Leonardo da Vinci designed a self-propelled cart that was powered by coiled springs and controlled by ...

It's been 500 years since Leonardo da Vinci died. ... Leonardo's self-propelled cart is considered as an ancestor to the car. It was designed to move without being pushed.

Leonardo da Vinci was an artistic genius, a pioneer of medical research and the Godfather of technology. Here are his best inventions. ... Self-propelled cart (the car) Getty Images.

Leonardo da Vinci had his eye on the future. Among his designs: the ideal city, a self-propelled car and a parachute. A Swiss amateur parachutist last weekend became the first person to ...

Da Vinci's clockwork car -- first-known concept for a self-propelled vehicle Daihatsu Trek looked like really expensive Big Wheel KAZ vehicle had eight wheels, each powered by own battery ...

Leonardo da Vinci's Workshop, an exhibition from Milan, brings to life dozens of the inventions of the 15th century renaissance man. They include a mechanical lion, a robot knight, a self ...

Highlights of the “Leonardo da Vinci’s Workshop” exhibit at The Franklin Institute include the “Great Kite” flying machine, a working prototype of his “Self-Propelled Cart,” and ...

A reconstruction of Leonardo da Vinci's mechanical lion is on display at the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris. ... and several sketches for devices like a self-propelled cart, diving gear, ...