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Pushkin Android

Pushkin Android

This automaton of the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin was created with a random mechanism that permits it to generate 1,458 different poems. It is also equipped with a mechanical memory that enables it to create a drawing that corresponds to each poem. The android is powered by a three-spring motor.

Brass, Automaton, Sainte-Croix, Switzerland


Type

Automaton

CRAFTED BY

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François Junod

François is inspired by expressionist and surrealist paintings

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