Renegadecow makes excellent My Little Pony automata , including Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy and Rarit...

The Tipu Sultan, ruler of Mysore from 1782-1799, adopted the tiger as his royal symbol. He fought many battles against the British throughout his reign. So after a particularly painful defeat against the British:He order...

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[youtube UpSZ6kCl7Ic](Video Link)Renegadecow makes...  ...deo Link)Renegadecow makes amazing My Little Pony automata . If you're going to have an artistic specialty, t...

[vimeo 16128282](Video Link)Henri Maillardet (b. 1...  ...)Henri Maillardet (b. 1745) was a master maker of automata . This caterpillar, which is less than three inche...

[youtube IVxhK3Hvhig](Video Link)Yeeehaw! Season 3 of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic premiered last night! I haven't seen it yet. Have you? Is it as awesome as we've been told?In the meantime, enjoy this perfectly c...

[youtube Ycyj76VPOtc](Video Link)He walks and moves his arms, head and mouth. This marvelous mechanical monk was probably made in Spain or Germany in the 1560s, but he's still fully functional:Driven by a key-wound sprin...

In his own time, Manfredo Settala (1600-1680) of Milan was called the Archimedes of his age. He had an insatiable scientific curiosity and became, among other accomplishments, a famed naturalist and maker of scientific i...

As the full title says, these are not your grandmother's cuckoo clocks! Justin Miller has been fascinated with cuckoo clocks of the Black Forest since he was a child. He tells us about the origins of clocks with automato...

(Video Link) Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France, was presented with this mechanical marvel in 1785. It's a machine in the form of a lady playing a dulcimer. The lady isn't just decorative, but an essential part o...