The First Robot Built in the 15th Century Leonardo da Vincis Forgotten Creation

In the shadows of his workshop, Leonardo da Vinci created something the world wasnt ready for a mechanical knight that could move on its own. But one night, it began to move without command. The next morning, Da Vinci vanished leaving behind only metal footprints and a single message carved into stone: I am alive. Was this the beginning of artificial intelligence, centuries before its time?