Mechanics for Creating Wooden Automatons

¨Wings are elements of nature that stir our imagination, and rebuilding a flight with wood and metal involves enchanting and fun engineering.¨, says Eduardo Salzane, artist and craftsman of automatons, that is, of sculptures that move from a crank. Eduardo has held several exhibitions throughout Brazil and his work has been recognized by publications such as Automata Magazine. For him, each automaton is an opportunity to express our feelings and our relationship with the world. Now, in this online course, he will teach you how to build gears, links and cranks to create a mechanism that reproduces the movement of flapping wings. You can learn more from Eduardo in the course Wooden Automata: Bring Sculptures to Life with Movement. Explore mechanics and create poetic narratives with wood and simple materials!