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Automata Magazine will be out in a week! Sarah Alexander talks about Cabaret Mechanical Theatre’s time in Covent Garden. For a free copy, send your full name and email address to automatamag@comcast.net and put “subscribe” in the subject line.

The March-April issue of AUTOMATA MAGAZINE will be out in about three weeks. In it, Martin Edwards describes his tic-tac-toe-playing Turk. This automaton is a wonderful send-up of the famous chess-playing Turk of bygone days. #automata #automatamag #automatamagazine #handcrank #handcranktoy #kineticart #kineticsculpture

In the next issue of Automata Magazine, due out at the beginning of March, Eric Schade discusses how he made a moose walking on a treadmill. Subscribe now — just send your full name and email address to automatamag@comcast.net and put “Subscribe” in the subject line.

  AUTOMATA MAGAZINE IS COMING THIS WEEK! Happy New Year everyone. Automata Magazine is just days away. It’s not too late to get the first issue free. Just send your name and email address to automatamag@comcast.net and please put “subscribe” in the subject line. www.automatamagazine.com #automata #automatamag #automatamagazine #handcrank #handcranktoy #kineticart #kineticsculpture

The first issue of Automata Magazine (AM) is just around the corner! We’ve moved the publication date forward and we’re hoping to get it out in the first part of January. In this issue, Vance Bass describes his visit to the Paul Boyer Museum of Animated Carvings, a most amazing gallery in a most unlikely…

AUTOMATA MAGAZINE IS COMING SOON! We’ve moved the publication date up into January — we’re hoping sometime in the first part of the month. We’ve got a wonderful lineup of articles in the first issue. For instance, Sergio Pinese discusses his thoughts on being a collector of automata. His story includes some great photos, like…

Here’s a pic of the January-February Automata Magazine cover, which features Kim Booth’s bird clock (yes, it’s a clock!). Subscribe free for a limited time. Just send your full name and email address to automatamag@comcast.net  Please put “subscribe” in the subject line.

Thursday, November 8, 2018 Thanks to Paul Spooner for pointing me to a fascinating BBC Radio discussion about ancient automata, which aired on “In Our Time,” September 20, 2018. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b0bk1c4d Subscribe to Automata Magazine. Just send your name and email address to automatamag@comcast.net