Personal Automata Explorations (in-progress) by Wonderful Idea Co. https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/ATGW2projects Please post photos and videos of your personal automata projects en-us 2022-02-12 20:13:47 UTC 2025-11-07 19:31:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/2699.png A Collection of Sound Automata wonderfulideaco https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/ATGW2projects/wish/2044016477 2022-02-12 20:14:21 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/ATGW2projects/wish/2044016477 Waiting on hold https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/ATGW2projects/wish/2049554625 This is an idea I’ve had for a while but did not have the confidence to try until these workshops. This shows the basic progression. I’m not sure it’s finished but I’m done with it for now.
Please forgive the music in the background :) - Sherry]]> 2022-02-15 21:03:11 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/ATGW2projects/wish/2049554625 "Plants are Hard" https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/ATGW2projects/wish/2060045035 Initial Drawings

I've had the idea about the falling tree for some time, but had no idea how to realize it before the workshop.

There is a lever in the top section -- It rests under the fulcrum and is pushed up via the follower on the left, which rests on a snail cam. This creates tension in some fishing line to keep the tree up. When it spins and releases tension, well you'll see :)

I'd planned to have two axles with some gearing, so the watering can would move more and for longer, and the tree wouldn't fall so quickly, but ran out of space and time.]]> 2022-02-22 07:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/ATGW2projects/wish/2060045035 Mochi making prototype - the figures will be taking turns pounding the mochi dough in the bowl. Each figure will be powered by a cam. Ideally there would be a third brave & trusting person who would reach in & flip the dough between the pounding (probably just have them bending forward from a squat) but that cam would be on a different plane so maybe a lever would connect to a cam on the main drive. https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/ATGW2projects/wish/2062296630 Sharon Kato]]> 2022-02-23 09:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/ATGW2projects/wish/2062296630 https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/ATGW2projects/wish/2062771808 2022-02-23 15:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/ATGW2projects/wish/2062771808 https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/ATGW2projects/wish/2062807554 Sorry I pressed inadvertently the return button. This is going to be the real room where the utter bewilderment of Kafka is going to take place. The door is going to open up to an angle of 30°. It will be dark out there and perhaps there will be a fade light to make sure it is morning. At the same time the window will stay open (doesn't one sleep with the windows open?)]]> 2022-02-23 15:24:05 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/ATGW2projects/wish/2062807554 Inspirationall https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/ATGW2projects/wish/2062836903 Here's a selection of books that have been a great resource for ideas and mechanical movement. All easily available mail order. Sorry if the vids a bit long but there's such a lot to share!
Last session today with Ryan, shame but hey, wishing you all happy mechanical automating! Harish]]> 2022-02-23 15:38:51 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/ATGW2projects/wish/2062836903 https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/ATGW2projects/wish/2062838861 The tools I'm going to use are as follows: a small gear motor usually used in Christmas musical boxes in Germany and they are really slow (3 turns per minute) Advantage: it can be connected to a normal power line because of the identical frequency (Hertz). No need of a transformer. Furthermore I've ordered bowden cables for the door to open. Hopefully it'll work. Let's keep our fingers crossed!]]> 2022-02-23 15:39:54 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/ATGW2projects/wish/2062838861 I've got plenty of videos I've collected over years how to make automata. If someone is interested in sharing contact me at nucleus[ät]vodafonemail.de https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/ATGW2projects/wish/2062850027 Sadly the course is over! Gave me the guts to finall realising what I had in mind for years! Thank you All!]]> 2022-02-23 15:45:50 UTC https://padlet.com/wonderfulideaco/ATGW2projects/wish/2062850027