• Paper Soldier with Nodding Head by Peter Markey

    Updated: 2010-05-31 14:33:00
    : The Automata Automaton Blog The Blog for Makers and Collectors of Mechanical Automata and Mechanical Toys The Automata Automaton Blog The Automata Automaton Store Automata on eBay Dug North Automata Monday , May 31, 2010 Paper Soldier with Nodding Head by Peter Markey Over at the fanstatic Cabaret Mechanical Theatre web site they are offing a free download for a nodding paper soldier designed by Peter Markey . Here is the page for the Paper Soldier with Nodding Head by Peter . Markey Labels : Cabaret Mechanical Theatre downloads Paper Peter Markey plans posted by Dug North on Monday , May 31, 2010 0 : Comments Post a Comment Links to this : post See links to this post posted by Create a Link Support Dug's friend , Amanda Gomez , in her effort to raise money for this great cause :

  • "Taking Back Our World" The Make/Hackerspace/Creativity Movement

    Updated: 2010-05-31 02:11:24
    This Thursday evening (June 3rd), at the Tokyo PC Users Group, we'll be talking about small groups of creative people are joining together to redefine and revitalize everything from personal computing, arts, crafts, gardening, and even manufacturing. The talk will feature photos and videos of Hack Pittsburgh, Makerbot Industries, NYCResistor, Dorkbot NYC, the Spring 2010 NYU ITP Exhibition, and Tokyo Hackerspace.

  • National Institute of Informatics Open House

    Updated: 2010-05-31 01:56:54
    If you can manage to get by in the Japanese language, and happen to be in Tokyo later this week (June 3/4th), the National Institute of Informatics is opening their doors to the public for what should prove to be a very interesting Open House event. In addition to the demonstration areas, which are scheduled to show off current projects at the institute, several of the presentations look extremely interesting....

  • RoboGames Day Two: Photo Gallery

    Updated: 2010-05-30 22:24:33
    We're finally starting to get caught up on the 20 Gigs of photos, videos, and interviews we were able to collect during our US tour. The RoboGames Day Two photo gallery includes the Willow Garage PR2 robot platform, robot sumo, humanoid battles, and lots of other robot goodness.

  • Newstead's new random sound clockwork machine

    Updated: 2010-05-30 17:35:00
    : The Automata Automaton Blog The Blog for Makers and Collectors of Mechanical Automata and Mechanical Toys The Automata Automaton Blog The Automata Automaton Store Automata on eBay Dug North Automata Sunday , May 30, 2010 Newstead's new random sound clockwork machine Keith Newstead's new piece Automatumbrella finished and working . well See more automata by Keith Newstead on his web site Labels : gears Keith Newstead motorized plants UK video posted by Dug North on Sunday , May 30, 2010 0 : Comments Post a Comment Links to this : post See links to this post posted by Create a Link Support Dug's friend , Amanda Gomez , in her effort to raise money for this great cause : Automata Links Automata by Dug North Automata Resources Automata Books Automata Kits Automata Items on eBay Contact Dug

  • Video from the first LEGO Festival in Greece

    Updated: 2010-05-29 15:32:00
    : The Automata Automaton Blog The Blog for Makers and Collectors of Mechanical Automata and Mechanical Toys The Automata Automaton Blog The Automata Automaton Store Automata on eBay Dug North Automata Saturday , May 29, 2010 Video from the first LEGO Festival in Greece Images and video from the first LEGO Festival in . Greece Visit http : web.me.com NeXTSTORM for more projects . pictures Labels : construction toys Greece legos mechancial toys toys posted by Dug North on Saturday , May 29, 2010 0 : Comments Post a Comment Links to this : post See links to this post posted by Create a Link Support Dug's friend , Amanda Gomez , in her effort to raise money for this great cause : Automata Links Automata by Dug North Automata Resources Automata Books Automata Kits Automata Items on eBay Contact

  • ROBOTECH - Next Generation Robot Manufacturing Technology Exhibition

    Updated: 2010-05-28 21:27:40
    The first “ROBOTECH” – Next Generation Robot Manufacturing Technology Exhibition, is scheduled for July 28th (Wednesday) through 30th (Friday), 2010 at the Big Sight convention center in Tokyo. Concurrently, the 21st MEMS/Micromachine exhibition, billed as “the world's largest nanotechnology exhibtion” will take place.

  • 'The Science of Conversation' by Paul Spooner

    Updated: 2010-05-28 18:07:00
    : The Automata Automaton Blog The Blog for Makers and Collectors of Mechanical Automata and Mechanical Toys The Automata Automaton Blog The Automata Automaton Store Automata on eBay Dug North Automata Friday , May 28, 2010 The Science of Conversation' by Paul Spooner Another triumph from the inimitable Paul Spooner . This automaton is known as The Science of . Conversation See more automata by Paul Spooner on the Fourteen Balls website Labels : automaton Fourteen Balls hand-cranked human humorous Paul Spooner UK posted by Dug North on Friday , May 28, 2010 0 : Comments Post a Comment Links to this : post See links to this post posted by Create a Link Support Dug's friend , Amanda Gomez , in her effort to raise money for this great cause : Automata Links Automata by Dug North Automata

  • Hack Pittsburgh: The Hackerspace Movement in Pittsburgh Begins (Video)

    Updated: 2010-05-28 06:19:09
    Getting any new organization off the ground is hard, but it can be particularly difficult, even intimidating, when you have to pull together a group of highly creative, intelligent, and sometimes chaotic folks. Luckily, the founders of the Hack Pittsburgh organization found the process much easier than they ever imagined. One of the key founders, Matt Stultz, explains what happened, and how they managed to pull it off:

  • Pleo Gets A New Brain

    Updated: 2010-05-27 23:27:20
    Pleo Booty Originally uploaded by roschler. Pleo, the cute dinosaur robot that died an untimely death and then was rescued from the grave by Innvo Labs, is getting a new brain. The newest Pleo firmware, PM2, is available to Pleo owners for download from the official PleoWorld website. New robot tricks and features incorporated in the latest firmware include: • Active Scripts increased from 23 to 34 • The hatchling...

  • Video of LittleDog autonomous quadruped robot

    Updated: 2010-05-27 13:51:00
    : The Automata Automaton Blog The Blog for Makers and Collectors of Mechanical Automata and Mechanical Toys The Automata Automaton Blog The Automata Automaton Store Automata on eBay Dug North Automata Thursday , May 27, 2010 Video of LittleDog autonomous quadruped robot Check out this amazing autonomous four-legged robot , created at the University of Southern . California From the USC's Computational Learning and Motor Control Lab : site The goal of the Learning Locomotion Project was to use machine learning techniques to create autonomous control software for a robot quadruped such that it can traverse unknown rugged and complex terrains . As experimental platform , the LittleDog robot was chosen , which is about 30cm long and 20cm high , with three degrees of freedom per leg . The

  • A Stirling engine powered model Ferris wheel

    Updated: 2010-05-26 13:16:00
    : The Automata Automaton Blog The Blog for Makers and Collectors of Mechanical Automata and Mechanical Toys The Automata Automaton Blog The Automata Automaton Store Automata on eBay Dug North Automata Wednesday , May 26, 2010 A Stirling engine powered model Ferris wheel Take a look at this gorgeous Ferris wheel model powered by a small Stirling engine . This is pretty much the ultimate desk-top conversation . piece From the item : description This working Stirling engine powers a rotating Ferris wheel using the same thermodynamic principles invented in 1861 by Robert Stirling to create a more efficient alternative to steam engines . Still taught today in mechanical engineering courses to show the high efficiency , quiet operation , and heat utilization of closed-cycle regenerative heat

  • Automatumbrella: automaton-in-progress

    Updated: 2010-05-25 11:09:00
    : : The Automata Automaton Blog The Blog for Makers and Collectors of Mechanical Automata and Mechanical Toys The Automata Automaton Blog The Automata Automaton Store Automata on eBay Dug North Automata Tuesday , May 25, 2010 Automatumbrella : automaton-in-progress If you haven't stopped by Keith Newstead's blog in a while , it is worth a visit . He is currently working on a piece called Automatumbrella which has many fascinating . elements See more about Automatumbrella in the May , 2010 entries on Keith Newstead's blog Labels : automaton gears in progress Keith Newstead makers sound UK posted by Dug North on Tuesday , May 25, 2010 0 : Comments Post a Comment Links to this : post See links to this post posted by Create a Link Support Dug's friend , Amanda Gomez , in her effort to raise

  • Interplanetary Gears - automaton by Patrick Bond

    Updated: 2010-05-24 11:47:00
    : The Automata Automaton Blog The Blog for Makers and Collectors of Mechanical Automata and Mechanical Toys The Automata Automaton Blog The Automata Automaton Store Automata on eBay Dug North Automata Monday , May 24, 2010 Interplanetary Gears automaton by Patrick Bond Here's a nice metal automaton by Patrick Bond , who has used parts from a . bicycle You can learn more about Patrick Bond on the Cabaret Mechanical Theatre web . site Labels : Cabaret Mechanical Theatre hand-cranked metal orrery Patrick Bond posted by Dug North on Monday , May 24, 2010 0 : Comments Post a Comment Links to this : post See links to this post posted by Create a Link Support Dug's friend , Amanda Gomez , in her effort to raise money for this great cause : Automata Links Automata by Dug North Automata Resources

  • Pimp Your Bot

    Updated: 2010-05-24 06:18:04
    100523-MAKE-Tokyo-05-257 Originally uploaded by Robots-Dreams. We spotted this cute little NEC PaPeRo robot at last weekend's MAKE Tokyo 05 event. Wonder where Mickey bot got off to...

  • The Shipwreck paper automatom kit

    Updated: 2010-05-23 11:49:00
    : The Automata Automaton Blog The Blog for Makers and Collectors of Mechanical Automata and Mechanical Toys The Automata Automaton Blog The Automata Automaton Store Automata on eBay Dug North Automata Sunday , May 23, 2010 The Shipwreck paper automatom kit Here is another excellent paper automaton kit you can buy from cool4cats From the automaton kit : description Build this fabulous model , and see the horror as the magnificent SS CARDBOARDIA sails across the ocean to meet her fate , as she ploughs into the iceberg and sinks beneath the waves . This kit has fully illustrated step-by-step instructions and is easy to build , but some care and patience is required due to small parts . The finished size is approx 10.52 long , 2.5 wide and 6.5 high . Here's link to The Shipwreck paper

  • Man and Machines: Pat Metheny's Orchestrion

    Updated: 2010-05-22 18:34:00
    : : The Automata Automaton Blog The Blog for Makers and Collectors of Mechanical Automata and Mechanical Toys The Automata Automaton Blog The Automata Automaton Store Automata on eBay Dug North Automata Saturday , May 22, 2010 Man and Machines : Pat Metheny's Orchestrion National Public Radio recently broadcast a segment on NPR's Weekend Edition , entitled Man and Machines : Pat Metheny's Orchestrion From expert Steve : Ryder In it Ashley Kahn interviews jazz artist Metheny , and they also pay a respectful nod to traditional orchestrions of the past with a visit to Popper's Rex orchestrion in the M.D . Guinness collection at the Morris Museum in Morristown , New . Jersey Metheny's Orchestrion tour has circulated Europe and some of the U.S.A . and it hits Manhattan this weekend . In June

  • Wooden planetary gears

    Updated: 2010-05-21 15:23:00
    : The Automata Automaton Blog The Blog for Makers and Collectors of Mechanical Automata and Mechanical Toys The Automata Automaton Blog The Automata Automaton Store Automata on eBay Dug North Automata Friday , May 21, 2010 Wooden planetary gears Check out this really cool set of wooden planetary . gears Labels : gears mechanisms museum video posted by Dug North on Friday , May 21, 2010 0 : Comments Post a Comment Links to this : post See links to this post posted by Create a Link Support Dug's friend , Amanda Gomez , in her effort to raise money for this great cause : Automata Links Automata by Dug North Automata Resources Automata Books Automata Kits Automata Items on eBay Contact Dug North Previous Posts Rolling ball sculpture shows computing principles Del Short's chain-driven slot

  • Rolling ball sculpture shows computing principles

    Updated: 2010-05-20 10:44:00
    : The Automata Automaton Blog The Blog for Makers and Collectors of Mechanical Automata and Mechanical Toys The Automata Automaton Blog The Automata Automaton Store Automata on eBay Dug North Automata Thursday , May 20, 2010 Rolling ball sculpture shows computing principles From the video : description This rolling ball sculpture , called The Emulator was commissioned in 2007 for SUN Microsystems . It was designed to compare traditional , single-threaded microprocessors with new multi-threaded microprocessors . This video shows only one side of the sculpture . The other side has a single chain , representing the single-threaded . processor Labels : computer kinetic sculpture metal rolling ball video posted by Dug North on Thursday , May 20, 2010 0 : Comments Post a Comment Links to this :

  • Del Short's chain-driven slot rotary drive

    Updated: 2010-05-19 13:04:00
    : The Automata Automaton Blog The Blog for Makers and Collectors of Mechanical Automata and Mechanical Toys The Automata Automaton Blog The Automata Automaton Store Automata on eBay Dug North Automata Wednesday , May 19, 2010 Del Short's chain-driven slot rotary drive Another wonderful wood machine from the inimitable Del Short this one featuring a very interesting slot drive , several wooden chains with sprockets , and a chain . tensioner Labels : chain contraptions Del Short drives hand-cranked wood posted by Dug North on Wednesday , May 19, 2010 1 : Comments Andy from Workshopshed said . A nice solution if you need to offset two drive shafts May 20, 2010 9:27 AM Post a Comment Links to this : post See links to this post posted by Create a Link Support Dug's friend , Amanda Gomez , in

  • Machinarium - video game with robots & gizmos

    Updated: 2010-05-18 11:02:00
    : The Automata Automaton Blog The Blog for Makers and Collectors of Mechanical Automata and Mechanical Toys The Automata Automaton Blog The Automata Automaton Store Automata on eBay Dug North Automata Tuesday , May 18, 2010 Machinarium video game with robots gizmos It's not often that I get to post about video games that seem to fit the overall theme of The Automata Automaton Blog so when one comes along it's a treat . Machinarium shown above is a point-and-click flash-based adventure game full of little robots and gizmos and some truly excellent art . Here is where you can learn more or try the free demo of the video game Machinarium Thanks Bob Labels : art games gizmos online resources robots posted by Dug North on Tuesday , May 18, 2010 0 : Comments Post a Comment Links to this : post

  • Nemomatic solo installation for Oakland Museum

    Updated: 2010-05-17 11:05:00
    : The Automata Automaton Blog The Blog for Makers and Collectors of Mechanical Automata and Mechanical Toys The Automata Automaton Blog The Automata Automaton Store Automata on eBay Dug North Automata Monday , May 17, 2010 Nemomatic solo installation for Oakland Museum News from Nemo Gould on his upcoming solo : show I’m very excited to announce that I will be having a solo installation curated by the Oakland Museum of California at their off site venue : c on May 27 from 5-7 pm . This will be the first time my new sculpture Doubtful will be on display , as well as the first time my Nowhere Fast piece will have left the studio . I will also be showing Giant Squid Above it All Re:Animated my bicycle Re:Cycle and scooter Quicksilver It is a rare opportunity that I can display so many of my

  • Vintage 1930s Zilotone muscial automaton tin toy

    Updated: 2010-05-16 11:55:00
    : The Automata Automaton Blog The Blog for Makers and Collectors of Mechanical Automata and Mechanical Toys The Automata Automaton Blog The Automata Automaton Store Automata on eBay Dug North Automata Sunday , May 16, 2010 Vintage 1930s Zilotone muscial automaton tin toy Made in the 1930s by Wolverine Manufacturing Company of Pennsylvania , this vintage musical automaton toy plays the xylophone . The tune it plays is programmed on the profile of a cam measuring about 3 in diameter . By changing the came , the little figure will play any one of six : songs 1. The Farmer in the Dell 2. Yankee Doodle 3. My Old Kentucky Home 4. Sidewalks of New York 5. Silent Night 6. Listen to the Mocking Bird Here is the eBay listing for this particular Vintage ZILOTONE Muscial Automaton Toy Labels : cams

  • Art Deco style dancing Josephine Baker automaton

    Updated: 2010-05-15 18:37:00
    : The Automata Automaton Blog The Blog for Makers and Collectors of Mechanical Automata and Mechanical Toys The Automata Automaton Blog The Automata Automaton Store Automata on eBay Dug North Automata Saturday , May 15, 2010 Art Deco style dancing Josephine Baker automaton Check out this interesting dancing automaton depicting Josephine . Baker From the eBay : description This unusual piece showing the Josephine Baker's legendary , dancing tap on illuminated stage . The Art Deco scenography and the stage are made in pink metallic paint aluminum , but the surface stage is polished like mirror she used that kind of floor to achieve special effects in her dance movements The stage has a little bulb in the corner . The rare mechanism is electromechanical . Also , this Piece has something like

  • New project: swarm robots

    Updated: 2010-05-15 01:08:09
    I did not had time to work on my MiniEric project for a few months now and I kind of need something easier to do and a bit different. Something that it will take more time to build than program (I hope…) and the program should be easy anyway. Looking around for ideas, I saw [...]

  • Magnetix I-Coaster - marble run toy with magnets

    Updated: 2010-05-14 15:26:00
    : The Automata Automaton Blog The Blog for Makers and Collectors of Mechanical Automata and Mechanical Toys The Automata Automaton Blog The Automata Automaton Store Automata on eBay Dug North Automata Friday , May 14, 2010 Magnetix I-Coaster marble run toy with magnets Here's a video advertisement that gives you an idea of what you can do with the Magnetix I-Coaster and some of its unique magnetic . features From the item : description Magnetic elevator , 10 towers , 10 tower bases , 11 track pieces , 7 stunt pieces , 17 connector pieces , 2 light-up sensors , plug play control box with speaker , 5 15-millimeter magnetic metallic rider balls and illustrated instruction . booklet Here's where you can read a huge description of the Magnetix I-Coaster Labels : construction toys gravity

  • Amazing motorized 3-ball juggling machine

    Updated: 2010-05-13 11:01:00
    : The Automata Automaton Blog The Blog for Makers and Collectors of Mechanical Automata and Mechanical Toys The Automata Automaton Blog The Automata Automaton Store Automata on eBay Dug North Automata Thursday , May 13, 2010 Amazing motorized 3-ball juggling machine Check out this machine that actually juggles three balls in the same manner a human would . I love how he has to feed them in with the right rhythm as if he as passing to another . juggler Thanks Christoph Labels : contraptions devices free objects machines motorized vide posted by Dug North on Thursday , May 13, 2010 0 : Comments Post a Comment Links to this : post See links to this post posted by Create a Link Support Dug's friend , Amanda Gomez , in her effort to raise money for this great cause : Automata Links Automata by

  • Facadeprinter

    Updated: 2010-05-12 22:28:07
    Eggshell Robotics The blog about artful and playful robots . And how to make . them Facadeprinter The Facadeprinter is a portable machine , that fires paintballs at walls , to create sketches in an architectonical scale . The dot-like outcomes is reminding on typical old-school 4-color-dot-prints of the . wooden-media Tags : printer paintball facade architecture May_12:2010 020200 Comments(0 Related Entries Segway's New Robotic Mobility Platform RMP Office for Metropolitan Architecture OMA designs digitally Artificial Symbiont Organic Concept in-between Nanorobotics and Architecture Add your Flavour to the Article Name Email Website R andom Entry W iki About This weblog is dedicated to fresh and alternate news on robotics . We seek for music robots , toy robots , playing and gaming robots

  • Small, powerful, & accurate mini brass cannon

    Updated: 2010-05-12 12:31:00
    : , , The Automata Automaton Blog The Blog for Makers and Collectors of Mechanical Automata and Mechanical Toys The Automata Automaton Blog The Automata Automaton Store Automata on eBay Dug North Automata Wednesday , May 12, 2010 Small , powerful , accurate mini brass cannon I know , I know . this definitely made the rounds on the really big blogs in the last few days . But , if even one of you , dear readers , hasn't seen this incredible tiny brass cannon , I will consider this post worthwhile . Thanks Julia Labels : brass metal miniatures models projectiles posted by Dug North on Wednesday , May 12, 2010 0 : Comments Post a Comment Links to this : post See links to this post posted by Create a Link Support Dug's friend , Amanda Gomez , in her effort to raise money for this great cause :

  • Vintage record player-powered dancing figure

    Updated: 2010-05-11 11:20:00
    : The Automata Automaton Blog The Blog for Makers and Collectors of Mechanical Automata and Mechanical Toys The Automata Automaton Blog The Automata Automaton Store Automata on eBay Dug North Automata Tuesday , May 11, 2010 Vintage record player-powered dancing figure Back when record players were nearly the only form of musical entertainment in the home , you could turn it into a multi-media experience by adding this clever little gizmo . The figure is mounted on top of the record player or Victrola . A friction wheel behind the figure rides along the edge of record album and prompts him to dance to the music . Ingenious Here's the full eBay listing with many more photographs of this vintage record player-powered dancing figure Labels : balance dancer human motorized sound vintage posted

  • K'nex programmable automaton based on Hero's

    Updated: 2010-05-10 11:38:00
    : The Automata Automaton Blog The Blog for Makers and Collectors of Mechanical Automata and Mechanical Toys The Automata Automaton Blog The Automata Automaton Store Automata on eBay Dug North Automata Monday , May 10, 2010 K'nex programmable automaton based on Hero's Back in 2007, I posted about a recreation of an invention by Hero or Heron of Alexandria a working model of a self-propelled , programmable cart that was used on the theater stage . Here is an instructable about how to make something similar out of K'nex construction . toys If you or someone you know wants to make this or a million other crazy contraptions , here's where you can get K'NEX construction toys Labels : construction toys Hero K'nex programmable vehicles posted by Dug North on Monday , May 10, 2010 0 : Comments Post

  • Mini-Cannon Powerd with Gunpowder

    Updated: 2010-05-09 20:53:00
    Eggshell Robotics The blog about artful and playful robots . And how to make . them Mini-Cannon Powerd with Gunpowder Amazing , you have to be careful with that . one via Tags : cannon gun May_09:2010 020200 Comments(0 Related Entries Mini-Cannon Powerd with Gunpowder Comments Add your Flavour to the Article Name Email Website R andom Entry W iki About This weblog is dedicated to fresh and alternate news on robotics . We seek for music robots , toy robots , playing and gaming robots as well as the culture of robots . This blog is powered and maintained by the Node3000-Network Search Supported by Blog Topics B log L iving with Robots R andom Entry Contact Impressum Subscribe RSS Feed Blogroll Botjunkie Suicide Bots Doktorsblog Evil Mad Scientist Let's make Robots Found Robots Botropolis

  • The Musical Clock: Automata, Clocks & Watches

    Updated: 2010-05-09 17:27:00
    : : , The Automata Automaton Blog The Blog for Makers and Collectors of Mechanical Automata and Mechanical Toys The Automata Automaton Blog The Automata Automaton Store Automata on eBay Dug North Automata Sunday , May 09, 2010 The Musical Clock : Automata , Clocks Watches The Musical Clock : Musical Automaton Clocks Watches by Arthur W.J.G . Ord Hume covers the history of the musical clock in Britain , Europe , and the USA . Profusely illustrated with diagrams and photographs , the book examines the assorted types of musical clocks , their style , mechanisms , and the tunes they play . Automaton clocks are also covered , as are musical and automaton watches . The book also features an index of clock-makers known to have made musical . clocks The Book's : Contents Chiming Clocks and Their

  • Slide Whistle Blower - eerie sound machine

    Updated: 2010-05-08 19:25:00
    : The Automata Automaton Blog The Blog for Makers and Collectors of Mechanical Automata and Mechanical Toys The Automata Automaton Blog The Automata Automaton Store Automata on eBay Dug North Automata Saturday , May 08, 2010 Slide Whistle Blower eerie sound machine Check out this unique and creative slide-whistle blowing . machine From the YouTube : description The movement and the air for the whistles comes from an old hand-cranked forge blower the different gear ratios of the axles makes the pattern pseudo-random-ish . I have not calculated how long it will take for the pattern to . repeat You'll be able to check this out that the upcoming and very excellent Maker Faire Labels : air Benjamin Cowden hand-cranked mechanical music sound video posted by Dug North on Saturday , May 08, 2010 0

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