Lest you think these are toys, note the prices: $500 to $2,000. The Cabaret Mechanical Theatre also tours a collection of much more elaborate automata. Show comments Advertisement ...

The Anitech smart toys of NieR Automata Virtuous Contract sword and Pod 042 will be available in Fall 2025 and 2027, respectively. The items will be based on Square Enix’s video game that has ...

The concept of artificial beings mimicking human or animal actions has deep roots in history, stretching back to antiquity. The term "automaton" originally referred to spontaneous events in ancient ...

In the (Uncanny) Valley of the Dolls Restoring old automata—mechanical ancestors to robots—brings out the supernatural side of tech. By Peter Bebergal Nov 30, 20188:30 AM ...

W hile “The Writer” is not amongst the 57 works on display in the Marvellous Mechanical Museum, a new exhibition at the Compton Verney Art Gallery in Warwickshire, England, its influence on ...