The artificer Yan Shi presents the Yellow Emperor with a mechanical man of wood and leather — moves, sings, even flirts → one of the earliest robot legends.

Lu Ban’s wooden bird flies for days without rest → ancient image of aerial engineering or autonomous drone.

The I Ching encodes the universe in 64 binary hexagrams → a proto-digital code.

The Yellow Emperor’s cosmic compass and carriage always pointing south → navigation technology based on magnetic principles.

Chang’e ascends to the Moon after drinking the elixir of immortality → lunar colonization narrative.

Taoist Immortals → subjective time control and bioengineering.