240 year old doll - animated and programmable

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robmoore · #1 Post by **robmoore** » Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:41 am

An example of human creativity and skills:

http://www.chonday.com/Videos/the-writer-automaton

Wikipedia article about Pierre Jaquet-Droz:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Jaquet-Droz

Bob

#2 Post by **Stickbow Hunter** » Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:53 am

Amazing mate. I have never heard of that before.

Jeff

hardgainer · #3 Post by **hardgainer** » Tue Oct 29, 2013 11:10 am

That is just mind blowing amazing....I new there had been some great Automaton's built way back but that is just incredible.
Thanks for posting.
Tony S

bigbob · #4 Post by **bigbob** » Tue Oct 29, 2013 12:47 pm

I watched the program on TV in full and sure left me gobsmacked.How brilliant a mind they had so long ago.

discord · #5 Post by **discord** » Sat Nov 02, 2013 5:37 pm

I saw this doco a few months ago, I was also gobsmacked. Great bit of TV.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rVevX-YXqo
for anyone that hasn't seen it.

Also worth checking out is this radio show about a 450 year old 'robot'
http://www.radiolab.org/story/140632-clockwork-miracle/
The story behind it is as amazing as the machine itself.

hardgainer · #6 Post by **hardgainer** » Mon Nov 04, 2013 7:04 pm

Great posting Discord........My brain still whirls at the genius of these builders. I saw some great examples at the Peterhof in Russia of paddling flapping quacking mechanical ducks that still leaves me stuffed as to how they got them to work.
I think maybe in this day we are not as clever as we think.
Tony S

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