An exhibition featuring a wide range of automata and mechanical moving toys is now on display in Twickenham. The display at Strawberry Hill House is titled Automata, a Collector’s Collection and ...

automata were all the rage among French aristocrats who were fascinated by new technology and the ingenuity of mechanical experts. Today, mechanical artworks and toys have become even more ...

Automata is the name given to these mechanical toys that work with never a chip in sight. What drives them are assemblies of cogs, wheels, levers, gears, cams and other such devices. They are ...

Disney’s interest in bringing the magic of animation to the masses goes beyond moving images and into the physical world. The most interesting thing about the software is its focus on making the ...

Automata might look like children’s toys, but they were actually virtuoso ... Records from the third century BC suggest that mechanical birds and life-sized human figures were also produced ...

automata operate on cue, launching into carefully choreographed routines that blur the boundaries between mechanical oscillations and that intangible spark of life. It was Swiss-born watchmaker ...

Purely mechanical toys evolved into electromechanical toys and gave birth to the digital toy revolution. For example, LED games of the ’70’s were replaced by Tiger LCD games which were ...

A coastal museum exploring a town's history is showcasing an array of moving mechanical ... automata creators from the UK and beyond, including Suffolk’s Ron Fuller, who is known for his ...

At the 115th Toy Fair held in New York City, we witnessed some great toys pushing children into the electronics, mechanical engineering, and mechatronic worlds. Held last month at New York City ...