It’s fitting that the European renaissance of automata, or kinetic sculptures designed to mimic human movement, began with a clockmaker—like their timekeeping counterparts, automata operate on cue, ...

Even before Mary Shelley imagined the animation of the lifeless in Frankenstein, brilliant minds across Europe – clockmakers, to be exact – were already tinkering in their workshops, breathing life ...

A collection of automata have been drawing in visitors to the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro. Those behind the Marvellous Mechanical Museum exhibition said it was a blend of art and science, and full ...

In this thought-provoking discussion, panelists will consider the relationships to—and projections on to—transgender bodies. The speakers will explore the relationship of consciousness to biology, the ...

There’s always been something magical about Lego, but this artist is taking things to another level. Teun de Wijs, a Lego fan from Amsterdam, is creating incredible moving sculptures, known as ...

KOBE--Catering to those who can’t get enough of playing with toys, the Arima Toys and Automata Museum turned its third floor into hotel rooms so visitors can indulge in their hobby for as long as they ...