An articulated archer automaton [video]

I saw this (episode 1) and episode 2 a few days ago. At the end of episode 1 I was left pretty skeptical that he'd ever get this contraption working well, but the solution he shows in episode 2 completely flipped my expectations and looks aesthetically incredible.

(He makes his own very thin brass coil springs to run the cables through.)

Oh I've been loving this series: its like clickspring for automata.

The magnetic hands were such a cool idea, and the way he builds the springs for the bowden cables in ep 2, gorgeous!

Very cool, thanks for sharing!

Automata are marvels of engineering. They're similar to computer programs, except their creators are expert artisans of both hardware and "software".

For anyone interested in this topic, I highly recommend the BBC documentary "Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams"[1].

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMDFRwxCSwA

Great series of videos. They seem to be an intersection of quite a few of my interests.

I love how detailed this little automaton is! Incredible to see what one person can do.