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Mechanical works

The craft of making mechanical works, or automatons, is a rare one. Precise moving parts and ingenious engineering come together to create intriguing and hypnotic mechanical works. From the famous Pushkin Android to an orrery depicting orbiting planets, these are special works of mechanical art.

Automaton builder
Sainte-Croix, Switzerland
Pushkin Android
François Junod
Automaton builder
Sainte-Croix, Switzerland
Le Gis
François Junod
Automaton builder
Sainte-Croix, Switzerland
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
François Junod
Automaton builder
Sainte-Croix, Switzerland
The Player
François Junod
Orrery maker
Mundford, United Kingdom
Nine Planet Genesis Orrery
Timothy Staines
Orrery maker
Mundford, United Kingdom
Tellurion Orrery
Timothy Staines
Orrery maker
Mundford, United Kingdom
Inner Planet Orrery
Timothy Staines
Automaton builder
Mayenne, France
The Limitation of Imitation
Clare Pattinson
Automaton builder
Mayenne, France
Birthing Bot
Clare Pattinson
Automaton builder
Mayenne, France
I’ve started so I’ll finish
Clare Pattinson
Automaton builder
Mayenne, France
Majors and Minors
Clare Pattinson
Knife maker
Dudelange, Luxembourg
Hammer N.1
Stephan Bechet
Knife maker
Dudelange, Luxembourg
Hand axe N.1
Stephan Bechet
Automaton builder
Forres, United Kingdom
Bebe Rose - Roullet & Decamps, Paris
Michael & Maria Start
Automaton builder
Forres, United Kingdom
The Violin Player - Leopold Lambert - Paris
Michael & Maria Start
Automaton builder
Forres, United Kingdom
Lay Figure Head - France
Michael & Maria Start
Automaton builder
Forres, United Kingdom
Pierrot Serenading the Moon - Vichy - Paris
Michael & Maria Start