This collection is the first to examine the widespread cultural interest in automata – both human and mechanical – in the nineteenth century. It was in the Victorian period that industrialization ...

These automata combine the precision of a mechanical ... You’ve got to hear it for yourself to appreciate the variety produced by the mechanisms. The first video shows off the device seen ...

Automata – mechanical sculptures that appear ... Writer” – continue to fascinate audiences with their intricate mechanisms. “When young visitors come, they’re often surprised, thinking ...