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For Burning Man, artist Duane Flatmo built an enormous octopus automaton called El Pulpo Mechanico. It shoots fire from its feet. So, you know, that’s just a bit different from the mechanical octopodes that you encounter normally.
Artist’s Website -via Make
Previously: Duane Flatmo’s Kinetic Sculpture
Sculptor Keith Newstead made this lovely brass pegasus automaton. He writes of its metal work:
As they had been cut from 1mm brass they were quite heavy and I was worried that the whole brass horse would be too heavy for the crank to lift it.
I made up the base , fitted all the parts of Pegasus together, fitted Pegasus to the base and joined up all the connecting wires.
As soon as I connected the wings I realised that because of the way they were set up they were actualy lifting the rest of Pegasus, in effect making it lighter.
A school trip to the zoo! What fun for the kids! You can make one of these automatons yourself with a kit for £8, plus £2 for postage. Link -via b3ta
