What I Love: 6/8/13

This video from CBS is so cool! It takes a look at the resurgence of automatons. Automatons are mechanical puppets that move and do things. The movie Hugo (2011) was based on one specific automaton that is the focus of this video. The Maillardet Automaton is one of the most complex machines ever. It can write and draw several different pictures, bu it had been damaged and lost until recently.

I find this so fascinating...I bet there are very few people who would be able to make something like this by hand nowadays. Thanks to Epbot for the link!