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240 Y.O. Writing Automaton

erco

erco Posts: 20,256

2013-09-19 18:39 edited 2013-09-22 08:41 in Robotics

Quite impressive for 240 years ago. Programmable, and way more than 8 cogs!

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

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mindrobots Posts: 6,506

2013-09-21 08:24 edited 2013-09-21 08:24

That's truly amazing! 6000 parts, almost all handmade! His penmanship isn't too shabby, either.
RS_Jim Posts: 1,766

2013-09-22 06:23 edited 2013-09-22 06:23

Thanks for sharing this Erco!
Jim
fixmax Posts: 91

2013-09-22 08:41 edited 2013-09-22 08:41

Wow.. That's amazing..

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