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- Overview:
- Cardboard Automata are a playful way to explore simple machine elements while creating a mechanical sculpture. This activity was inspired by the Cabaret Mechanical Theatre, a group of automata builders based in England. Artists like Paul Spooner, Keith Newstead, and Carlos Zapata build beautiful narrative pieces using elegant mechanisms based on cams, gears, springs, and linkages. Working with simple materials, this activity is easy to get started, and may become as complex as your mechanical sculpture ideas.
- Subject:
- Engineering
- Level:
- High School
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Author:
- Exploratorium, National Science Foundation, The Exploratorium
- Provider:
- Exploratorium
- Date Added:
- 12/01/2012
- License:
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Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike
- Language:
- English
- Media Format:
- Text/HTML
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