Editing Humanoid robot (section)

=== China ===
In the 3rd century BCE, a [[Taoism|Taoist]] philosophical text called the ''[[Liezi]]'', written by Chinese philosopher [[Lie Yukou]], detailed the idea of a humanoid automaton. The text includes mention of an engineer named Yan Shi who created a life-size, human-like robot for the fifth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty, [[King Mu of Zhou|King Mu]].<ref name=":9">{{Cite book|last=Needham|first=Joseph|title=Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 2, History of Scientific Thought|date=1991|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-05800-1}}</ref> The robot was primarily constructed of leather and wood. It was capable of walking, singing, and moving all parts of its body.<ref name=":9" />