A nice sketchy prototype of a clever paper automaton storytelling machine by Keith Newstead, with a twist ending:
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Rat-eating-soldier automaton
Video (with dull commentary) of a nineteenth century automaton of a French soldier eating rats every five minutes or so:
How he engineered the tug-of-war gizmo
Tom Haney explains, in words and pictures, how he engineered his two-part (three if you count the connective rope) tug-of-war-automaton: The mechanism for this piece is mostly in the base of the woman. However, the piece does not operate unless the 2 bases are at the proper distance from each other. The woman does not […]
Rob Ives’ Swine Flew
Rob Ives‘ automaton called “Swine Flew”: