springs and cogwheels

[le_woodman]

I really love automata !

I already knew about "the writer"...

Watch on YouTube

...And about his brother "the drawer",

But only today did I find out about the japanese "Karakuri Ningyo" :

Here's one who can write :

And this one shoots arrows with her bow :

Also, the first known programmed automaton, made by Hero of Alexandria around 60 A.D.

Comments

[jabberworks.livejournal.com]

Oh my... I so must come back to your blog and do some more browsing, this stuff's fabulous!

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Thanks !

I don't really blog about my life, I just throw in things I've found here and there...