Ancient Robot Drummers: Al-Jazari's 12th Century Mechanical Marvels - EP 244

In this episode, I take a deep dive into the 1000 year old automaton drummers that were created by 12th century Islamic inventor, Al-Jazari. These VERY early robots are amazing marvels of engineering and predominantly feature drummers who play kettle drums and cymbals to alert people in Mesopotamia (now Turkey) of the time of day with extremely elaborate clocks. These drummers are direct predecessors to modern day cars and machinery, as Al-Jazari is credited with the creation of turning rotary motion into linear motion with crank and connecting rods, which is essential for making pumps and engines possible. Basically, drummers are at the core of the history of everything :)
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[@LNZROCKS]

Great show!!!

[@DrumHistoryPodcast]

Thank you!

[@therandomrollercoasterride8751]

Is the Lars ulrich studio drums pt 2 still on its way? I hope so I loved the first one

[@DrumHistoryPodcast]

Yep it’ll be next - we recorded it this morning!

[@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour8164]

He wasn't Muslim. Islam did not exist until Muhammad began his Conquests around 600 CE/AD.

[@hakimartsmarineartsscene3816]

old man . first do you know granada? sevilla? spain, norther france, half of ITALY, especially sicily , Al hambra, was build in that time , all writing in Arabic by muslims, in every corner every colums of al Hambra you know al hambra i hope!

[@Camcodrummer]

Cool..now im going to research his designs.

[@hakimartsmarineartsscene3816]

most of his work are in Oxford and dubai al jasari

[@sirrudolf519]

Unsubscribed and disliked for AI imagery. You're doing a disservice to this interesting history with this unethical and soulless illustration.