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Experimenting with an air-powered paper bat today. The wings are lifted by a paper bellows hidden beneath the body. Still a prototype, but it's showing promise! Follow my substack newsletter for more at workshopnotes.robives.com

Make your own Stretch Horse 🐎 ❤️ #horse #zigzag #STEAM 1 d www.robives.com/project/stre...

Clothes peg seagull automata #FromTheArchives. www.robives.com/project/seag... Download the pdf and make your own #STEAMjunk #automata !

(I did wonder if I could get narrowboat in a container and ship her over. Unless I cut her in half, the answer is no. Also distinct lack of canals in Aotearoa. And no I can't drive her across. )

Make your own corrugated card Geared Goose! www.robives.com/project/gear... #goose #gears #automata #maker

A purring cat paper automata to download and make. Crank the handle and the cat purrs whilst gently nodding his head. The ‘purr’ is generated via an intruiging toothed wheel mechanism. #automata #PaperAutomata #cat #maker www.robives.com/project/purr...

Reneging on open data would be an utter disaster. Don’t do this, government.

New paper projects to download and make for free at the @brotheruklifestyle Creative Center #paperengineering #maker #papercraft www.robives.com/project/new-...

A new #PaperAutomata project for you to download and make! www.robives.com/project/leap... Download the pdf, print aout and make your own magical leaping unicorn! #Unicorn #maker #automata

Flex-trunk Elephant to download and make! www.robives.com/project/flex... Crank the handle and watch as she lifts her flexible trunk in delight! #maker #automata #elephant

My latest project on the @brotheruklifestyle Creative Center. Make your own flapping paper butterflies, free for everyone to download! www.robives.com/project/push...

Until next time #EMFcamp ❤️

Thanks to everyone who came to my Making #ClothesPegAutomata session at #EMFcamp. Really good to meet you all 😀❤️

Glue pots filled ready for my Clothes peg automata workshop this afternoon #emfcamp

Squirty Dalek at #EMFcamp "You will be irrigated!" #Dalek

Make your own Count Binface clothes peg automata! #countbinface #binface #maker #clothespeg #clothespegautomata www.robives.com/project/coun...

Today only - don't miss out! My e-book (Up - A Scientist's Guide to the Magic Above Us) is available for 99p from Amazon. Aimed at Radio 4 listeners - adult readers with an interest in the world around us but not necessarily with any science background. Tell your parents! amzn.eu/d/053vIKR9

Prototype of a 2.5D corrugated card gear project featuring two happy giraffes. Downloadable project coming soon #giraffe #gears #2.5D #automata #maker

An intruiging corrugated card mechanism to download and make. Link in bio. ht @cartyski #gears #mechanism #maker #STEAMjunk www.robives.com/project/step...

A poseable paper person to cut out and assemble. Visit the site at www.robives.com/project/pose... or sign up for the premium newsletter here workshopnotes.robives.com and download the pdf to make your own! #paperengineering #poseable #maker

I’m enjoying experimenting with these 2.5D projects! This Narwhal uses a rack and pinion to rotate into view. Next step, add some colour and make it into a downloadable project. I hope you enjoy the sketchbook page. Which project should I try next? #narwhal #automata #maker #prototype

2.5D penguin mechanism. Needs a bit of work but a reasonable first draft I reckon. What do you think? 🐧❤️ #maker #automata #2.5D

Definitely not 2D but not quite 3D This 2.5D model uses cardboard gears to come to life. Tweak the tail on this 2.5D Dog to make her dance! Visit www.robives.com/project/ddog to download the pdf and make your own. #automata #maker #dogcraft

Dancing Dog prototype 2.5d mechanism #automata #dog #mechanism #gears

Make your own dipping theropod dinosaur! Corrugated card, split pins and four bar linkages bring this charming creature to life. Find out more at www.robives.com/project/sixp... #dinosaur #automata #linkage #maker

Experiments with 2d automata. Downloadable project coming soon! #coolcat #automata #STEAMjunk #maker

Making a goat 🐐❤️

I’m thinking about making a zine or two based around the stuff that I do. This page is a little proof-of-concept to see if I can make something suitable

#STEAMjunk Goose made from bits and pieces found in our holiday flat. #goose #automata #mechanism

More experimenting with a 4 bar linkage 😀 #maker #mechanism #linkage

Why is the sky blue, and how do things stay aloft? ☁️ Join engineer Lucy Rogers to discover the forces shaping everything overhead through hands-on demonstrations and stories. www.rigb.org/whats-on/liv...

Not out for another month but squeeee - it's real!! (You can pre order from most good bookshops - and @biggreenbooks.bsky.social will have signed copies) Cover art by @rachelhillustrates.bsky.social and illustrations by @robives.bsky.social

Lovely @robives.bsky.social dragon linkage mechanism. Next step: recreate with my acrylic linkage kit and add servo control. 😀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 www.robives.com/project/drag...

Experiments with dragon linkages #dragon #maker #linkage #mechanism #automata

Just finished Small Prophets - BBC ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Sled on a Scarf [Banjo-Kazooie] figure made from paper (bristol paper, cardstock, & sketchbook paper) joints pinned with brass tube and rod automata mechanism and base made from brass rod & 3mm plywood

More experiments with goat linkages #LogicGoat #linkage #mechanism #automata

Double Geneva Mechanism. A paper project for you to download and make. For each turn of the crank the index wheel advances quarter of a turn twice with a short pause, or dwell, between each movement. #automata #paperengineering #EssentialMechanism www.robives.com/project/doub...

Prototype for updated logic goat project. The geometry on the rear leg linkage needs a bit of work. I want it to really kick! #maker #paperengineering #PaperAutomata #prototype

@rvdbeemd.bsky.social please can you send me the link to the pipes you mean?

Crank the handle, and watch Rudolph dash! 🦌✨ Beads, paperclips, and a sprinkle of Christmas magic, your desk has never been so merry. #STEAMjunk #RunningReindeer Find out more... www.robives.com/project/runn...

Such a joy to be part of a photoshoot with Brother International 🌟 Here’s one of the videos featuring my Paper Treehouse , now available to download from the Brother Creative Center so you can make your own! #PaperCrafts #CraftCommunity #DesignInPaper #CreativeMaker

Lego people... What's the design software for recording Lego projects?

Add a Christmas Angel to the top of the rotate reciprocate mechanism to make a charming festive project 🎅🪽🎄 www.robives.com/project/reci... #mechanism #christmas #angel #papercraft #paperengineering

Reciprocating rotating #essentialmechanism to print out and make. Turn the handle to make the vertical shaft turn back and forth. An interesting starting point for your own #PaperAutomata !#paperengineering #automata www.robives.com/project/reci...

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An #EssentialMechanism project to download and make. As the gear turns, it meshes first with one rack, then the other, alternately lifting and dropping them in a satisfying reciprocating motion. #paperengineering #papercraft www.robives.com/project/reci...

Happy Halloween! Make your own running skeleton #STEAMjunk project! www.robives.com/project/skel...

Spent a fun afternoon talking about paper automata with an online group from Cabaret Mechanical Theatre! www.cabaret.co.uk