Automatons

kantakanvay

Nov 16, 20231 min read

Fabricating Mechanical Automatons Week 10–Prototyping 🤖

Original idea: Key Mechanisms: Mechanism 1: Boats moving and arriving at the port Mechanism 2: Streetcars and people moving Mechanism 3:...

kantakanvay

Nov 2, 20231 min read

Fabricating Mechanical Automatons: Week 8: Final Intro 📜

Poem #1: Nature Aria by Yi Lei *Most excited for* Poem #2: Mannahatta by Walt Whitman Poem #3: In the Bazaars of Hyderabad by Sarojini Naidu

kantakanvay

Oct 12, 20231 min read

Fabricating Mechanical Automatons: Linkages + Midterm Prototype 🔗

Linkage Inspiration: Linkage in MotionGen: Linkage laser cut model: Midterm Prototype:

kantakanvay

Oct 5, 20232 min read

Fabricating Mechanical Automatons–Week 4: Midterm Project Intro 📖

Story #1: (Most Excited) Krishna lifts Mount Govardhan In a tale from the Bhagwata and other Puranas, a young Shri Krishna questions the...

kantakanvay

Sep 28, 20231 min read

Fabricating Mechanical Automatons: Week 3–Prototyping a Simple Mechanism ⚙️

Reference: http://507movements.com/mm_005.html Sketch: Photo: Video:

kantakanvay

Sep 21, 20231 min read

Fabricating Mechanical Automatons–Week 2 ⚙️

Diagram of mechanical components of wind up dinosaur toy: Diagram of one mechanism:

kantakanvay

Sep 14, 20231 min read

Fabricating Mechanical Automatons–Week 1 🦖

I went to a dollar store first but couldn't find anything purely mechanical for this assignment. So, I went to my local Target, and in...