Running Carrot Automaton

This is a video of the running carrot automaton I designed and made.
The carrot is part of a larger automaton called "The nanotech horse and GM carrot". The blurb will read...
"When a cell of escaped lab rabbits released a genetically modified carrot to run wild, government scientists rushed to create a nanotech horse to restore ecological balance".
The horse is still under construction.The cell of rabbits, who are working feverishly in their underground lab, are but a dream.
The first part of the video shows the carrot running at full speed and in slow motion. The second part reveals the mechanism inside the carrots outer shell.
Automata Magazine, Nov-Dec 2023 has my 2,000 word explanation of how it works and how I made it.
For detailed information about my automata visit
www.grahamewag...
The music is Sad News From Toulouse. It's a demo I composed and recorded the day after the "7th Python", Neil Innes, died.

[@robertcadman2195]

Timeless. Love it. My first encounter with automaton was the windmill driven figure that appeared to crank the apparatus.

[@grahamewaghorn105]

☺Thanks Robert! Yes, there are some really interesting ancient and fun modern automata out there...

[@alexeydemin1570]

😊👍👍👍

[@RubenMartinez-sy8dq]

Genial!!! La carrera del burro y la zanahoria! Quiero ver al movimiento del animal también!

[@grahamewaghorn105]

¡Gracias, Ruben!

[@kenschweim6159]

Outstanding! The hidden mechanism is great

[@grahamewaghorn105]

Thanks Ken! I can't claim it's 100% my idea - Peter Markey used the pivot and slots to turn the legs of a cardboard runner you can see in action here www.blendspace.com/lessons/haOPdiY-yw6XTQ/mechanical-models and buy for $5 here mobile.opticaltoys.com/paper-mechanical-runner/ So, all I really did was invert it to have the fixed frame inside the body. BUT it still took me days to figure out how to do it. The tapered body of the carrot and the consequent lack of space, added to the challenge! But it was a fun problem to solve and a huge high when I figured it out.

[@kenschweim6159]

@@grahamewaghorn105 your wood carving skills and painting really bring it to life! I did a lot of wood carving over the years but then automata came into my life. I like to make projects that can be duplicated easily so I shy away from the wood carving. The mechanisms that you have used on your projects are very interesting and very different from the standard cam actions normally found. I have quite a few automata on youtube and can be found by just searching my name. I am looking forward to your next creations. Keep up the good work.

[@patriciaschuster1371]

Wonderful!

[@grahamewaghorn105]

Thank you Patricia and Happy New Year!

[@TheRealGravyDave]

Other than being on an automaton kick lately, I enjoyed the music so much I read through and was pleasantly surprised to see that you composed it! Very nice work! You keep busy :)

[@grahamewaghorn105]

Thanks Real Gravy Dave! That’s the first time anyones ever liked my noise! 🙉😉🙏👍🍻

[@SANGTAOYTUONG]

Amazing

[@anashearon4365]

Very creative. Love it!!!

[@grahamewaghorn105]

Glad you enjoyed it Ana!

[@securityrobot]

The Carrot needs to be chased by a Runner Bean.

[@SashaLuchik]

Не хватає, щоб ослик теж біг. А так - супер

[@Vikolanggeng1989]

Good idea

[@grahamewaghorn105]

Thanks!🙏🙏😊👍

[@MrChubbyHubby.]

Very cool piece and an excellent job building it, thank you for showing us.

[@grahamewaghorn105]

Thank you very much!

[@henk1810]

What is the donkey’s mechanism?

[@leewmlee]

Oh dear what happened to the donkey? Pls fix the donkey, pretty pls… they would be a lovely sight 👍

[@grahamewaghorn105]

I hadn't finished making the donkey when I shot this video! This video kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKe6c6uOhJdmqZo shows the final version, with the working donkey Cheers!

[@ramonhamm3885]

broken donkey 😟

[@grahamewaghorn105]

Not broken - I hadn't finished making it when I shot this video! You can see the finished version here kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKe6c6uOhJdmqZo Cheers!

[@ramonhamm3885]

@@grahamewaghorn105 Very nice. :0)

[@henk1810]

Thanks …. Can you show the mechanism for the donkey? My topic of improvement is making the 3d Characters .. is there a good link for in order to explore/develop techniques

[@grahamewaghorn105]

Thanks for your interest. You have 2 options. View the dedicated video of it on my channel kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIimpZ-jr6d6e8k OR read the article I wrote about designing and making it in the November edition of Automata Magazine (you'll have to wait 9 days for that but, even if I say so myself, it's worth the wait!😄)