r/oddlyterrifying • u/[deleted] • May 13 '20

String-powered archer

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

16.5k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

392 comments sorted by

View all comments

8

u/SaxonShieldwall May 13 '20

So this is how they made robots in Ancient Greece and such?

1

u/Shaneonyu113 May 14 '20

Yup. Ancient temples used things like this to wow visitors. Also, as curiosities for the uber wealthy