Moreover , wooden walking horses invented by zhuge liang during the three kingdom period ( 220 - 280 ) , automatic horse made by craftsman yu lingyu of the qi of the southern dynasties ( 479 - 502 ) , wood beaver that could fish and then emerge from the water by itself created by wang ju of the tang dynasty ( 618 - 907 ) and wooden mouse - catching device recorded in meng xi bi tan ( the dream rivulet diary ) written by shen kuo of the northern song dynasty ( 960 - 1127 ) , all have natures similar to modern robots 另外，三国时的诸葛亮制作的"木牛流马" ；南北朝南奇巧匠俞灵韵的"机器马" ；隋唐时王琚用轻质木料制作的"机械水獭" ，不仅能够在水中捕鱼，捕到鱼后还会自动浮出水面；宋代沈括的《梦溪笔谈》中的"木抓鼠"等，都和机器人有着异曲同工之妙。
