My paper automata

[ZAX]

I believe if anyone has a problem with it, then don't look at the photos or the video
I was advised to try to look at it with only one eye at the right angle and in reality it is even better than in the photos or video

[ZAX]

Sweet dreams
(PAPER AUTOMATA)

Author: Paperpino

Source: paperpino.net

Video: Sweet dreams - YouTube

After a long time, another paper automata from Paperpino. This paper automata can be downloaded from the author's website. If someone has trouble falling asleep, they can stick it together and count sheep...

[Laurence Finston]

Originally Posted by ZAX

it's unbelievable how it can deceive the eye - from a certain angle it looks like it's still looking at you

At first I thought it must be a perspective trick, but after looking at it for awhile, I think it's because the pupils are off-center. In any case, it's a clever illusion.

The dog looks somewhat like the robot dog from an episode of "Shaun the Sheep": Shaun das Schaf: Der Roboterhund | KiKA
There was a similar robot dog in one of the "Wallace and Gromit" films.

[ZAX]

Puss on Roomba
(PAPER AUTOMATA)

Author: Keisuke Saka

Source: etsy.com

Video: Puss on Roomba - YouTube

Another pretty funny automaton by Keisuke Saka with a cat driving a robotic vacuum cleaner. This paper automata can also be purchased on etsy.com. (pdf: 4 pages with parts + 2 pages with instructions) I didn't make any adjustments, everything fit when gluing and, as always with this author, the finished paper automata works without problems.

[ZAX]

Tyrannosaurus
(PAPER AUTOMATA)

Author: Keisuke Saka

Source: free model (Canon)

Video: Tyrannosaurus - YouTube

Another paper automata from Keisuke Saka that can be downloaded from the Canon website. This one is interesting in that the reverse movement is ensured by a rubber band. It is quite gratifying that the author continues to create automatic machines for the Canon site, so anyone who wants to try a free paper automata can try this one, for example.

[ZAX]

Brachiosaurus
(PAPER AUTOMATA)

Author: Keisuke Saka

Source: free model (Canon)

Video: Brachiosaurus - YouTube

Another paper automata from Keisuke Saka that can be downloaded from the Canon website. The author works nicely with the paper, there is no rubber band inside, the whole thing moves thanks to the appropriate cut of the neck and the weight of the head itself. I realized late that the white inside of the neck would be visible, so I painted it only after cutting it, which wasn't exactly the case... either you have to paint it uncut, or another option is that I tried to use printing from the back side for the next paper automata as well, and then it's not necessary to use so much paint...

[Vermin_King]

Another thing you might try is 'mirror printing' the page on the back of the page. So many of the smaller Canon animals have partial legs, etc. so I started doing this to avoid the whiteness.

[ZAX]

...this is how I tried to do it, I turned the page in a mirror image, but I didn't print it, because the printer doesn't always print it exactly... so I made a selection around the part and filled it with a suitable color and it worked perfectly

[Vermin_King]

That works. Even with margin-less printing, there are always margins that throw things off.

[rmks2000]

I like the Brachiosaurus design. It's a bit different from the usual rotating crankshaft style.