Henri Maillardet's Automaton at The Franklin Institute Scien

Stored in the brass memory of The Franklin Institute's automaton built by Henri Maillardet in 1810 are four drawings and three poems. In this video, the automaton reproduces a poem.

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[ChrowX]

Absolutely magnificent. I can't imagine why people are complaining about this being considered more famous than Megaman. It's a clockwork automaton that can write and draw with amazing detail and flourish and it's almost 200 years old!!

[megadv8r]

it's just mind boggling how those movements can be stored.i know it has been done,but to try to imagine the process is killing my brain :P

i love these creations

[mclarenf45]

This technique should be used to invent new automobiles, that can run on mechanical systems

[blackartifact]

so well said

[Yu-Ruei Huang]

Awesome robot

[BANJOKUZOOIE]

Why are you talking

like a robot

[imsneeky]

i have the advantage of 200 years of progress since this thing was created and i wouldn"t know how to make his freakin hat

[bbrake]

so... do you wind it up, or what?

[fraroc]

Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto.

[ToneSpectra]

All these things could now be copied with new 3D scanners and printed so all tiny parts may be copied,

[evkin117]

this is so cool genius who ever invented this

[Rutzorr11]

I Found this by trying to search for The Diguesting Duck Atomoton :3 But Unfortunatley I can't find it o_o