[HN Gopher] An articulated archer automaton [video]
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       An articulated archer automaton [video]
        
       Author : Teever
       Score  : 22 points
       Date   : 2026-02-09 19:32 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | mikkupikku wrote:
       | I saw this (episode 1) and episode 2 a few days ago. At the end
       | of episode 1 I was left pretty skeptical that he'd ever get this
       | contraption working well, but the solution he shows in episode 2
       | completely flipped my expectations and looks aesthetically
       | incredible.
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       | (He makes his own _very_ thin brass coil springs to run the
       | cables through.)
        
         | daveguy wrote:
         | Fyi, episode 3 is out as of ~3 hrs ago:
         | 
         | https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=grgIhw1YbHw
         | 
         | Episode 2 link for others' reference:
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         | https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rhjJjDWMQOw&pp=ugUEEgJlbg%3D%3...
        
       | gtm1260 wrote:
       | I love how detailed this little automaton is! Incredible to see
       | what one person can do.
        
       | oatsandsugar wrote:
       | Oh I've been loving this series: its like clickspring for
       | automata.
       | 
       | The magnetic hands were such a cool idea, and the way he builds
       | the springs for the bowden cables in ep 2, gorgeous!
        
       | jimjimjim wrote:
       | Great series of videos. They seem to be an intersection of quite
       | a few of my interests.
        
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