Automaton update 2
Lots happening on the automaton over the past week and especially on the weekend. She moves! More soon about how we got here and what's next... including the extra bits…
Automaton update 1
John and Gray have been working on the bicycle component of the automaton over the past week with great results. With their permission I use their images and description of…
Mary Ward – mock-up in action
We trialled the mock-up of the Mary Ward convertible skirt on the developing automaton. Mary explains the aim of the ‘Hyde Park Safety’ skirt: ‘The danger of ladies wearing an…
Automaton sketches
These are some of James's plans*........ (*may not be anything like this in the end)
She moves! – automaton experiments
She moves! Here's one of our initial experiments on the full sized wooden articulated womannequin to transform her into a bicycle riding automaton (which will be one of the main…
Our new fully articulated wooden womannequin arrives
A 1.75cm wooden (wo)mannequin arrived today and she's more than a bit fabulous. She's a life sized (well, actually taller than most of the research team) artist model. (Though we…
Michael Landy’s “Saints Alive”
I recently saw Michael Landy’s Saints Alive exhibition at the National Gallery. I haven’t been that excited about a National Gallery exhibition for quite some time. At one point I…
Tinkering/automata culture
Good references for thinking about automata: - BBC's Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams - The Automata blog - Cabaret of Mechanical Theatre - A History of Automata - Atlas Obscura
