Denise Wilt, Public Relations & Social Media Team Leader for Naper Settlement, examines part of the new interactive AI exhibit on threshers at the living history museum in Naperville. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com

Naper Settlement is introducing the new “Thresher Experience” exhibit to the public, bringing to life a 1912 Wood Brothers Threshing Machine.

The exhibit, which opened this spring for field trips, features digital interactive technology and artificial intelligence bringing Naperville’s agricultural history to life.

The “Thresher Experience” tells the story of harvesting grain in the early 20th century. The exhibit animates how the machine works through projection onto the surface of the machine. Visitors can see the operations of the thresher and the mechanics used to sepa

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