Society & Culture

Robot Saints (Classic)

The Atlas Obscura Podcast by SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas Obscura

Aug 4, 202600:16:03Society & Culture

We meet the robot saints – sculptures made of wood and wire, of cams and pulleys during medieval times – that might just help us understand this new AI age we all find ourselves living in.

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Robot Saints (Classic) is an episode from The Atlas Obscura Podcast by SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas Obscura. We meet the robot saints – sculptures made of wood and wire, of cams and pulleys during medieval times – that might just help us under...

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Published Aug 4, 2026, 00:16:03 long, audio available.

Robot Saints (Classic)

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