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What did Al-Jazari invent in 1206?

Programmable automata.

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Why: Al-Jazari described programmable automata, including drummers with programmable rhythms.

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Answer: Programmable automata. Al-Jazari described programmable automata, including drummers with programmable rhythms.

  1. Engineering en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering
    Al-Jazari invented programmable automata/robots
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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