Leonardo da Vinci's robots 

An extraordinary and passionate voyage of the discovery of mysteries concealed in Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of the robot-car, the mechanical lion, the army of mechanical knights and hundreds of other machines. This book puts into practice Leonardo's approach, allowing images to explain rather than using written descriptions. In well over 800 unpublished illustrations of manuscripts, designs and three-dimensional images, the "visual language" is applied. From in-depth studies in mechanisms and historical research emerges a new approach defined as "a multimedia archaeology of da Vinci".

​Leonardo's Lost Robots

This book reinterprets Leonardo da Vinci's mechanical design work, revealing a new level of sophistication not recognized by art historians or engineers. The book reinterprets Leonardo's legacy of notes, showing that apparently unconnected fragments from dispersed manuscripts actually comprise cohesive designs for functioning automata. Using the rough sketches scattered throughout almost all of Leonardo's notebooks, the author has reconstructed Leonardo's programmable cart, which was the platform for other automata. Through a readable, lively narrative, the author explains how he reconstructed da Vinci's designs.

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Journal of Inventions: Leonardo da Vinci by Jasper Bark​

“I have always felt it is my destiny to build a machine that would allow man to fly,” wrote Leonardo da Vinci in his journal alongside a sketch for an impossibly ingenious invention he called his Flying Machine. Though never built, it takes flight here in Journal of Inventions: Leonardo da Vinci. This fascinating book is an exquisite collection of elaborate 3-D pop-ups and detailed illustrations based on the personal notebooks and sketches of the Renaissance’s most influential mind. Discover da Vinci’s Mechanical Man, coil-spring clock mechanisms, hydraulic contraptions, and designs for armored vehicles—the precursor to modern tanks. Each invention is brought to life as a movable 3-D pop-up, with da Vinci’s own words and illustrations to provide further insight. This endlessly fascinating book is sure to inspire young readers and adults alike.

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Leonardo's Machines: Da Vinci's Inventions Revealed

For the first time, a unique and indispensable volume provides insight into the true secrets and inventions held within da Vinci's infamous works. Armored ships and machines emerge fully equipped and functional in stunning three-dimensional, computer-generated art works from da Vinci's own descriptions and drawings. A fascinating in-depth discussion of da Vinci's work and inventions accompanies these illustrations, original sketches, and a chronology of inventions. A remarkable reference for history, technology, or art lovers!

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Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions: You Can Build Yourself (Build It Yourself)

Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions You Can Build Yourself introduces readers to the life, world, and incredible mind of Leonardo da Vinci through hands-on building projects that explore his invention ideas. Most of Leonardo's inventions were never made in his lifetime—they remained sketches in his famous notebooks. Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions You Can Build Yourself shows you how to bring these ideas to life using common household supplies. Detailed step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and templates for creating each project combine with historical facts and anecdotes, biographies and trivia about the real-life models for each project. Together they give kids a first-hand look into the amazing mind of one the world’s greatest inventors.

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​Codex Atlanticus

The Codex Atlanticus is a twelve-volume, bound set of drawings and writings by Leonardo da Vinci, the largest such set; its name indicates the large paper used to preserve original da Vinci notebook pages, which was that used for atlases.  Most of the ideas and sketches for Leonardo's robotic works appear in this massive volume.

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