Stored in the brass memory of The Franklin Institute's automaton built by Henri Maillardet in 1810 are four drawings and three poems. In this video,...
www.automatomania.com A late 19th century stage automaton, designed to be driven by a hand crank from under the stage. She is larger than life. Made...
A demonstration of the Maillardet's Automaton at The Franklin Institute after a book signing of The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, 11/04/2007. Andy...
www.automatomania.com This bust of a Harp player is in unrestored but working condition. Dating from 1880, she was made in Paris by Gustave Vichy. She...
This black & white, low-tech, special effects film about the horrors of war and robots stars newcomer Christine Spencer, Brenda Cooney (THE OFF SEASON) &...
This is my first humble attempt at an automaton, constructed mostly from a piece of nice plywood, along with dowels, sticks, brass tubing, wire, lead,...