Editing Leonardo's robot (section)

== Modern reconstructions ==
Around the 1950s, researcher [[Carlo Pedretti]] discovered sketchbooks containing Leonardo’s notes on the mechanical knight, with numerous fragmented sketches and design details scattered across various pages.<ref name=":12" />

After meeting Pedretti in 1993, roboticist Mark Rosheim collaborated with him to piece together the fragmented sketches and develop a [[Computer-aided design|CAD]] reconstruction of the robot.<ref name=":82">{{Cite magazine |last=Vanderbilt |first=Tom |title=The Real da Vinci Code |url=https://www.wired.com/2004/11/davinci/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |magazine=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028}}</ref>

In 2002, the [[BBC]] filmed Rosheim reconstructing Leonardo’s robot.<ref name=":02" /> Rosheim combined his own designs with Leonardo’s preliminary sketches for his reconstruction.<ref name=":02" /> He also used a photo of Renaissance armor to plan the exterior of the robot and ensure that all of the robot’s fragments aligned.<ref name=":02" /> To account for the compressed filming schedule of two weeks, Rosheim simplified the design and used a stock suit of armor.<ref name=":02" />

In 2007, [[Mario Taddei]], technical director and researcher at the [[Leonardo3 Museum|Leonardo3]] (L3) research center and museum in [[Milan]], also reconstructed Leonardo’s robot.<ref name=":42">{{Cite web |last=Angeles |title=A robot over five centuries old, Leonardo's mechanical knight |url=https://rosfilmfestival.com/en/a-robot-over-five-centuries-old-leonardos-mechanical-knight/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=ROS Robotic Online Shortfilm Festival |language=en-US}}</ref> Both Taddei and Rosheim’s reconstructions were operational.<ref name=":42" />