Ancient Chinese Robots Existed... They Were Referred To As 'Spirit Movement Machines'

The term “robot” was coined in the 1920s, so it’s tempting to think of the robot as a relatively recent phenomenon, less than 100 years old. After all, how could we bring metal men to life before we could harness electricity and program computers? But the truth is, robots are thousands of years old. The first records of automata, or self-operating machines that give the illusion of being alive, go back to ancient Greece and China. How were these made and where did this knowledge come from?