Japanese Bow Shooting Boy Robot Is Mechanized Art
Writing by Conner Flynn on Tuesday, 26 of February , 2008 at 9:01 pm
The Bow Shooting Mechanized Boy Robot is a fully functional archer, who never misses his target. Well, as long as the target remains stationary. He pulls an arrow from the his quiver beside him, then loads the bow, aims and fires. Sure, it’s not maniacal robot carnage or anything, but the clockwork art of this mechanical device is to be appreciated. It’s made in the traditional style of traditional Japanese Karakuri puppets, which are mechanized dolls that date back to at least the 17th century.
Simple and elegant, it consists of the pedestal, the boy, and a hanging target. The craftsmanship outside is matched within, by the complexity of the gear assemblies. The English instructions make for quite a read, with over 50 pages, detailing everything. You get almost everything you need in the kit: tools, gears and parts. It also comes completely assembled for $300. Check out the video after the jump.
[Jameco's Robotstore] VIA [Dvice]
Leave a comment
Category: General
- Add this post to
- Del.icio.us -
- Digg
No comments yet.