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Who knew that Leonardo da Vinci designed robots? Or scuba gear, machines of war and even a workable bicycle--about 300 years before bikes became popular? These are just a few of the discoveries from the "Da Vinci Machines and Robotics" summer traveling exhibition, currently on display at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum. "This exhibit knocks it out of the park," says LVNHM Co-Executive Director Kate Porter. "We're seeing technology that doesn't re-emerge for centuries." Gleaming wood, meticulously-crafted shapes created by the Artisans of Florence from da Vinci's original designs, or codices, and above all, ideas several centuries ahead of his time, greet visitors to the exhibit. "Da Vinci Machines and Robotics" is the largest da Vinci traveling invention exhibition in the world, including more than 60 pieces. All, Kate says, are authentically crafted, from materials that would have been available in da Vinci's time. Interestingly, art historians say that less than 20 surviving