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Automatons are a lost art.  Here is a 19th century stage automaton, driven by a hand crank. This automaton, named Nancy, is made of Paper Mache, and moves her eyes, eyelids, head, chest, waist, legs, arms while sewing!

[Art]

They have always fascinated me with their intricacies, clockwork gears and cams. One of the videos I enjoyed was this one:


Good post 8pla!

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Seems everything is digital nowadays. 

Yet, analog technology is more valued.

[Korrelan]

They certainly are fascinating works of art.

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Like they teach in animation school, "Everything is a circle."