Paul Spooner

A prolific and innovative automaton designer/builder is Paul Spooner. He is the builder of the Poisoned Cat, He believes humor and ease of building are two important factors involved with this particular art. There are many examples of his work online. His sketchbook is inspiring and makes me want to keep my ideas together as well.

In another YouTube, chickens are used to demonstrate four ways of using the same cam design to generate four movements. I found this interesting since I have been scrambling to achieve different movements with different gear options. By exploiting the many ways a cam can be used, many movements can be obtained.

These chickens do not move in flamboyant ways, but as the person opens the doors it is plain to see how the movements happen.