15th century
Invention of printing using moveable type. Gutenberg Bible printed (1456).
15th-16th century
Clocks, the first modern measuring machines, were first produced using lathes.
16th century
Clockmakers extended their craft to creating mechanical animals and other novelties. For example, see DaVinci's walking lion (1515).
Rabbi Loew of Prague is said to have invented the Golem, a clay man brought to life (1580).