Eighth part of the ten-month Gift Box build

Assembly and dry fit, and first test of all the mechanisms together. Absolutely hair-raising not knowing if it would work or not

Second part of the ten-month Gift Box build

Solved the most complicated engineering part of the build here with the two clutched gears driving the sector gear

PegBot #STEAMjunk project to download and make. Full instructions for construction at www.robives.com/project/PegBot #clothespeg #clothespin #automata #maker

Squeeze the peg to make the Dipper bird dip! The spring in the peg returns it to its upright position.
www.robives.com/project/peg-dipper/
#clothespin #clothespeg #automata #dipper #bird #maker #fromTheArchives

Turn the handle on this simple #STEAMjunk project and make your heart beat! A fun project to download and make in time for Valentine’s day!
www.robives.com/project/heartbeat #valentinecrafts #maker #automata

Crank the handle on the Counting Sheep project... you'll be asleep by the time the counter reaches 10!
https://buff.ly/4j71vJA
This is a project from 2007 that I'm looking at with a view to a redesign
#automata #maker #paperengineering

Spinner #EssentialMechanism to download, print out and make. Pump the paper bellows and the air drives the turbine disk fast!
Use this essential mechanism to bring your own designs to life. You could add a pirouetting dancer to the disk, or a dog chasing a cat, or a spaceship circling a planet - what will you create!? #maker #automata
https://buff.ly/40cz1Xj

Follow the fully illustrated instructions and create your own animated Cork Robin using common materials and a touch of #STEAMjunk magic. Download the instructions today and bring this endearing project to life!
#automata #maker
https://www.robives.com/project/cork-robin/

Bead and wire running man! Crank the wire handle and make the paper character run! Find out more at https://buff.ly/3Vl3Aaz
#automata #STEAMjunk #maker

#STEAMjunk Santa project to download and make.
https://buff.ly/4gfBTYO
Turn the paperclip wire handle on the #STEAMjunk Santa to make him fly enthusiastically, no reindeer needed! #christmascraft #automata #hohoho #santa #maker

924 Mesh Gear Essential mechanism. Paper project for you to download and make. Crank the handle to make the vertical shaft turn. Use as a starting point for your own character based paper animation or add the included Christmas tree! https://buff.ly/3NXxSfl #automata #paperengineering ##papercraft #maker #essentialmechanism

some more cellular automata experiments

"Centuries before audio deepfakes and text-to-speech software, inventors in the eighteenth century constructed androids with swelling lungs, flexible lips, and moving tongues to simulate human speech."

https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/early-androids-and-artificial-speech/

Amazing automata fascinate Cornwall museum visitors
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 of fun.
The automata, plural of automaton - a small, mechanical figure that can move automatically - are helping those who visit learn about mechanics, engineering and construction as well as art.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-68768588 #automata #museums #BBC

Still looking for a second reviewer for @pyOpenSci

Package: automata
review: https://github.com/pyOpenSci/software-submission/issues/152
repo: https://github.com/caleb531/automata
description: A Python library for simulating finite automata, pushdown automata, and Turing machines.

Open reviews are a great way to learn by teaching, see what other people are up to, and make software development a valued and creditable part of academic work. Anyone with familiarity with Python is welcome as a reviewer, experience in the topic domain is a bonus but not required. DM me or reply on the above issue, it's fun, i promise! :)

edit: reviewer found! thank you @iris <3

I'm looking for reviewers for two packages at the moment:

Automata (@pyOpenSci )
Review: https://github.com/pyOpenSci/software-submission/issues/152
Repo: https://github.com/caleb531/automata
A #Python library for simulating finite #automata, pushdown automata, and Turing machines.

Kirstine.jl
( @joss )
Review: https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/6193
Repo: https://sr.ht/~lsandig/Kirstine.jl
A #Julia package for Bayesian optimal experimental design with nonlinear regression models.

You'll be working with another reviewer to read and run the code, make sure it fills a basic checklist which usually only takes a few hours, and beyond that whatever youd like to focus on. Both of these are collaborative review processes where the goal is to help these packages be usable, well documented, and maintainable for the overall health of free scientific software.

Its fun, I promise! Happy to answer questions and boosts welcome.

Edit: feel free to volunteer as a reply here, DM me, or commenting on those issues! Anyone is welcome! Some experience with the language required, but other than that I can coach you through the rest.

Putting a call out for @pyOpenSci reviewers :)

Package: automata - "A Python library for simulating finite automata, pushdown automata, and Turing machines."
https://github.com/pyOpenSci/software-submission/issues/152

Looks like a good bit of fun (cellular automata are a recurring love of mine) - we would love to give people who haven't had a chance to review software a go here, but previous reviewers welcome too. You'll be taking on the role of a prospective user and colleague advising and trying to help make a package work as well as it can, reaching some minimum standard via checklist, raising issues and making suggestions as you read and run it.

More on the review process: https://www.pyopensci.org/software-peer-review/how-to/reviewer-guide.html

Reply here or DM me, (though my notifications are getting mauled rn so probably DM)

We will program some bird #automata soon, glad I was able to catch some of the pigeons flying in #murmurations like this on such a lovely morning. Math is everywhere!

https://youtu.be/Ff9wlWcrmeQ?si=7R1wz1wsWxeoYSbH

#AI #ML #NeuralNetworks #Automata: "The way we understand what artificial intelligence is and how we design it has serious implications for society. Marta Peirano reviews the origins and evolution of AI, and addresses its problems and dangers in this article, taken from the catalogue of the exhibition AI: Artificial Intelligence."
https://lab.cccb.org/en/the-double-life-of-artificial-intelligence/

https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/dawn-chorus-bird-puppets-jazz-george-wu

In the #shortfilm titled The #DawnChorus, a #jazz quintet celebrates avian #morning #song with “a mix of high-end style alongside playful #puppetry inspired by Alexander Calder, fingerbobs, and simple #automata.”