Cabaret Mechanical Theatre» Spooner’s Garden

Sketchbook Moment No. 44

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:00:15 +0000

Duo-Bot.
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A Novel Transmission

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:40:38 +0000

ROBOTS

The marketing arm of P Spooner Stithians, noticing the upswerve in the sales of robots, has created its own Robonics Division. The ﬁrst models to be produced were in the “Space Men” range, capable of seeking out female humans and subjecting them to a jolly exciting shaking.

In spite of their popularity these products were discontinued. High incidences of VWF were costing the company too much. Customers who have experienced such problems might wish to contact this site; www.fentons.co.uk, and typing VWF in the search box.

The obsolescent testosterone chip was replaced by more nurturing software that extended the machine’s capabilities into the domestic arena. New products could wash, dry and put away dishes and, with the appropriate (available) attachments, could make sourdough loaves and suggest family outings instead of staying at home all the time.

Robots are usually employed to perform tasks that human beings find too dirty, dangerous or tedious to undertake themselves. Many modern women ﬁnd breast feeding an irksome chore and now that most village girls have their sights set on more glamourous careers than wet-nursing, the new lactating robot is set to ﬁll a niche. So far these wet-nursing androids have found favour with only the laziest, most self-absorbed and narcissistic of customers. Bundled with the hardware is a software package that enables the machine to locate, adopt and ship children from foreign countries.

Codenamed “The Mother of Invention” it is marketed as “A Novel Transmission” partly to gratify those men who are interested in the mechanical workings of our products. The mechanism, drawings of which can be seen on p. 270, vol 3 of “Ingenious Mechanisms for Designers and Inventors”, Industrial Press, NY, 1951, was chosen for its simplicity and ability to deliver a relentless reciprocating action under arduous conditions of service.

Sketchbook Moment No. 43

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:50:53 +0000

The Garden of Mechanical Knowledge. Converting (A) rotary motion into (B) linear motion.
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Steppy movement from a smooth cam

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:40:14 +0000

Interestingly, the motion derived from the smooth helical cam is jerky because the ratchet moves it in a series of 12 steps. The pin in the foreground moves back and forth picking a tooth at a time. The follower, the steel lever at top right, on which rests a brass button, is lifted in 12 increments then drops down.
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Sketchbook Moment No.42

admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:00:36 +0000

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Psychology of perception. A: Necker’s Cube B: Necker’s Bicycle This , if you don’t know, is about that ambiguous figure cited by Mr. Necker as being interpretable in 2 ways- a cube as if seen from above or, if you flip your mind, as if seen from below. most people see the from above view most strongly because, I think, cubes are most often seen from above rather than floating in the air. the bicycle has been very carefully drawn to look as if it’s either coming towards you or going away.

Sketchbook Moment No.41

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:00:35 +0000

Pulseometer. Cocktail stick, blu-tak, coin. This one shows a method of amplifying the pulse in your wrist so you can see it more easily.
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Sketchbook Moment No.40

admin — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:00:43 +0000

Chosen
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Sketchbook Moment No.39

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:00:46 +0000

Mr. Rowbottom was mentioned on the radio this morning…
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Sketchbook Moment No.38

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:05:09 +0000

Robotic Police State
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Sketchbook Moment No. 37

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:00:24 +0000

Projectile.
Mechanical interpretation of the Heimlich manoeuvre.

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