"It was just one among a series of technological inventions." During the Spring and Autumn period the brilliant craftsman Lu Ban created an unusual carriage for his mother, driven by a wooden figure.
王湔興致勃勃地說起中國機械史：在春秋時代，巧匠魯班替母親發明瞭一部木車馬，由木人駕駛，結果母親坐上，就再也回不來了。