@metrikal1

"How ironic that I was designed to express these trivial notes and drawings for the amusement of others, while I can have no expression of my own. My hands and body forced through these motions while I watch in horror, knowing that if I had the ability to open my mouth of my own accord, this cursed chamber would be filled with nothing but the sounds of my screaming"

@rsuriyop

This kind of stuff is still brilliant even hundreds of years later.

@HeavymetalHylian

So cool, but horror movie material

@NKWTI

It’s mind blowing. So much precision

@lolliez1111

Amazing in every sense of the word.
So glad you are sharing this with others, Charles Penniman. Thank you.

@NickandSilkeCreate

My son and I just finished Hugo (the book) and we're waiting for the movie to come in the mail. This just takes the whole experience a step further. Thank you.

@bizmarkie9112

I love these things. They're so complex and much cooler than the stuff we use everyday today. I wish they made these more often in today's world.

@James-re6co

I was 87 years old when I saw this machine for the first time. I am still fascinated by it...........

@100videosandnosubscribers3

When I was a kid I read and re-read every textbook I could get my hands on. One of them was home to a favorite page: the paragraphs about automatons. There was one picture, showing the boy that could write and draw. I was awed and fascinated. I've wondered for years, how did it work? Now I know. Those wheels in the back. The details I shall leave as trade secrets.

 It's great to see people interested in mechanical wonders, even in the modern age where electronics are easier.

@김선학-g8o

MANUFACTURED at that period of time? 
RESPECT!!!

@ef3142

i read “the invention of Hugo Cabret” in 4th grade. if you’re interested i would recommend reading it. it was incredible though i didn’t pay attention when we watched the movie lol.

@jonpaul3868

Watches/clocks, automatons and music boxes are the mechanical wonders!

@xerxes4779

Magicians:

Not even Chris Angel:

Automaton Clown: Lost his head

@maximerousselle5984

Automatons still fascinate me !

@TheKingRobot

Ye olde robots rise again! 👑👍🏻

@r.h.1400

Real beauty is timeless

@Sandwich4321

This looks like something I would get my 3d printer to do

@jedhawkins1769

There's no telling what secrets lie hiding behind the minds of those old automatons. What they draw or write might tell us secrets that people took to their graves. Thanks to Hugo and the smart mechanic who fixed that automaton, we now finally know how they work.

@Ins0mniacAxo1otl

AUTOMATON!? FOR SUPEREARTH!!!

@janineharrison5186

Amazing and so glad these are saved. My grandfather was memorized by mechanical things that were art