Notes on life, art, photography and technology, by a Danish dropout bohemian.
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Saturday, September 28, 2013
A mechanical writer
A video of a 240-year-old mechanical doll, and automaton, which writes. Amazingly complex, and even to some degree programable. Thanks to Jim.
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Amazing. I bet most programmers today would struggle to recreate this using software-controlled servos, let alone purely mechanical controls. It's a rare person who would have both the skills and the imagination.
1 comment:
Amazing. I bet most programmers today would struggle to recreate this using software-controlled servos, let alone purely mechanical controls. It's a rare person who would have both the skills and the imagination.
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