Automaton Conceptions from History

Such water clock designs are mentioned in various ancient sources, including Babylonian (17th century BC) Egyptian (15th century BC), Persian (4th century BC), and Indian (3rd century BC). This is how the mechanism had been described by experts who had conducted the “Ancient Greek Technology” exhibition at the Evagoras & Kathleen Lanitis Center (in Cyprus) –

Description of the operation: Inside the maid,there are two airtight containers (with wine and water, respectively). At the same time the other tube is aligned with the air pipe of the water container and it begins to flow thus diluting the wine.

Source: www.realmofhistory.com