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    Clockwork Dolls That Can Paint

    Posted by Jer
    / July 3, 2011 / 1 Comment
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    For hundreds of years, the Japanese have been making mechanical puppets called Karakuri ningyō. In this short documentary, you can see little clockwork dolls performing back-flips, painting calligraphy and shooting with a bow and arrow.

    [via William Gibson's twitter feed]

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