Franklin Institute's Maillardet Automaton Demo 11/04/07

[apollo33]

Why is there no close-up of the finished drawing??

[supermarioyoshibros8]

Out of all people, my economics teacher told me to watch this video.

[supermarioyoshibros8]

@dthomasc63 I've been waiting for amazon to send my copy of WONDERSTRUCK. By just reading HUGO I can tell it will be a good book.

[dthomasc63]

Just Finished Hugo Cabret, Getting Ready To Read WONDER STRUCK By Brian Selznick

I love his books

[legatofancier]

Brian Selznick's inspiraton for his wonderful book, THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET. Now it's an equally wonderful film by Martin Scorcese, titled simply HUGO. Whatever you do, don't miss HUGO! It is the stuff that dreams are made of!

[MrShaun42088]

bummer of a demo for this amazing machine!...

[kevinhardy]

kool

[3rdDegreeKickAss]

He drew a ship. I disnt get it till the last 50 seconds

[Hekatean]

I just saw a thing about this on Mysteries at the Museum. He draws three different pictures and writes several poems, two in French.

[amn23451]

I just finished The Invention of Hugo Cabret, (awesome book) and i must say that i am so surprised these automatons actually exist! I thought it was all fictional, but it turns out, it's real! What an AMAZING invention which creates AMAZING drawings. I'm really impressed, great job to the creator and good luck with further inventions(:

[tiberianfiend]

Next project goal: teaching him to kill.

[meeroar]

i love how the volume goes up by like 100% when you can see the picture :)

[CanadaIndieFilm]

I still don't know what it drew.

[susanpak73]

The Invention of Hugo Cabret is a wonderful book. A touching and imaginative story and truly amazing drawings! My son (8 yrs old) and I read it together and we both loved it!

[rochelimit55555]

why so many people? what class is this?

[r3ini]

Does it draw the classic "Trip to the Moon" scene? Ha, that would be great! Great book "Invention of Hugo Cabret" is!

[Frosting1000]

i just finished the book it's so awesome

[cookiescancrumble]

Haha I just read this book just tonight as well. Very good. Was it drawing a big ship at the end? I still couldn't see it very well...

[MewWolf5]

I love The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

[22bearsfan]

oh and its an amazing book so far

[22bearsfan]

im only on the scond part of the book

[guitarhero3rox]

hugo is a good book

[ZZgS]

i just read htat book...it good

[megapraimturvo]

that is absolutely amazing!!!!!!.....it's movements are so smpotth,life like at times...

[JonathanHancock]

i am watching this just at the point in the book where hugo and isabela start up the drawing man.

[quixote22]

Just finished this book today. One of my favorites. Wonderful illustrations. This is the type of book that I would like to write someday.

[nintendonerd11212]

the robot in the onvention of hugo cabret

[OmegaManZX]

I'll have to quote Leonard Nimoy here:

"Fascinating..."

[a11natura1]

No, no, it's: "Most intriguing, Captain..."

[OmegaManZX]

Oh yes, definitely!

[painthorselover11]

this is a really cool video!! a little freaky though too!! (no offense)

[JanineOfArc67]

I am directly descended to Henri Maillardet and would love one day to visit the automaton, thank you for posting this.

Janine Maillardet

[Pyrob0i]

My Name is Lewis Maillardet and i would really like a copy of the picture, nice video!

[CerebralStasis]

It seems far smoother in its motions than the Jaquet-Droz artist automaton, though less complicated in its functions.

[Elfenlied]

Fascinating! If you watch it writing you totally forget about the complicated mechanics.

And thanks to Brian Selznick for writing this fabulous book!