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We now have a separate mailing list for people interested in our Automata Tinkering Kit, online courses and other automata-making matters. If that’s you, please use the form below to sign up. You can follow the progress of the kit development on this page.

Cardboard Automata Kit

Now available in our online shop - the legendary cardboard automata kit!

Start tinkering and creating your own designs with this versatile kit. You will start understand the basic mechanisms including cams, drives and cranks as you put the kit together and try out different designs.

Developed by @firetheinventor this tried and tested kit has been enjoyed by visitors to our exhibitions and accompanying workshops for over 10 years. It has also been part of our online Automata Tinkering Global Workshops since 2020.

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Our Previous Show in Derby

at the Museuma of Making ran from 10 Dec - 13 Mar 2022 but you can still see the Cabaret Mechanical Theatre - virtual version. Although it may not stay online forever - let us know if it’s gone! Our other previous shows are here.

Last Few Places - now sold out

You can join the waitlist for our next Automata Tinkering Global Workshop is starting on May 10th. Join our community for 6 weeks of exploring mechanisms, materials and storytelling online. More info and booking

2022 Automata Tinkering Global Workshop

Looking for a new year project or a brilliant Christmas gift? 🎁 Join our 2022 online Automata Tinkering Global Workshop - book now for the 🦅 earlybird. Explore mechanisms, materials & storytelling 19 Jan to 23 Feb 4-6pm UK time. Go here for more info: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/automat…

Exhibition in San Diego

Our exhibition Mechanics Alive! opened at The Fleet Science Centre in San Diego, CA, USA on Saturday 9 October (closed Jan 17, 2022). They are open every day and have free entrance every first Tuesday for local residents. Go and see exhibits by Peter Markey, Keith Newstead, Carlos Zapata, Paul Spooner and Ron Fuller and find out how they work by trying out the interactive displays.

New Show at Oxfordshire Museum

Cabaret Mechanical Marvels exhibition opens at The Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock on the 25 September (until 14 November 2021). It’s free entry every day except Monday and there’s no need to book. Come and see iconic automata such as Paul Spooner’s Barecats as well as other pieces from our collection of the UK’s finest contemporary makers. Try out the interactive displays and explore mechanisms and learn more about CMT’s history and origins from the early days in Falmouth, Cornwall.

21st anniversary digital edition! In 2015 we enhanced all the animations and re-released How to Make Automata. Keit… https://t.co/pdTICCq5UW May 17, 2022 3:40 pm
Paul Spooner made 10 Howling Cats in aid of the Ukraine catastrophe "The heads and arms are made from lime but the… https://t.co/GipfFZXGwW April 27, 2022 10:26 am
We have a range beautifully crafted automata from Wanda Sowry. Using the natural colours of different types of woo… https://t.co/mFE7WFiRrd April 19, 2022 3:45 pm
Now available in our online shop - the legendary cardboard automata kit! Start tinkering and creating your own des… https://t.co/QRtHnPvGVP April 13, 2022 3:46 pm
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