AUTOMATA

an interactive design for play and display

Inspiration

To begin this project, I researched different automata and toy creations.

I brainstormed story ideas that could be fun for a toy.

Once I decided upon the concept of a dinosaur attacking a caveman, I created a storyboard for the actions of the automata.

Through many sketches and physical prototypes, I refined the functionality and simplified the story of the automata.

The final model was made from 3/4" thick wood, laser cut into different components, and connected by dowel rods.