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Controller mechanisms for automata movements, servo electronic, wind-up music box, hand-crank cam discs

Hand-crank Automaton : Part III

ChoMeder2019-07-26T17:34:02-04:00July 22nd, 2016|Categories: Automata, Technical, Techniques|Tags: armatures, hand-crank, mechanisms, wip|

Designing a costume for an automaton is different from designing for a static figure because the clothing should contribute [..more]

ChoMeder2019-07-26T17:28:52-04:00July 14th, 2016|Categories: Automata, Technical, Techniques|Tags: hand-crank, mechanisms, prototype|

There are two kinds of automata motion: controlled and passive. In our hand-crank monkey automata, cables attached [..more]

ChoMeder2020-02-26T13:41:59-05:00July 8th, 2016|Categories: Automata, Technical, Techniques|Tags: hand-crank, mechanisms, prototype|

When designing an automaton, [..more]