In the technical area’s development was geared up by calculating machines. The dream was now storing music and movement, aimed at the reproduction of emotions. In the Bourgeois Society of the 19th century automata became industrial products produced in big quantities. Centers of invention were Neuchâtel and Geneva, known by the awesome works of Pierre Jaquet-Droz, his son, et al. Wood and metal discs were transformed into needle and cam rollers.
The dream of mechanization defined the culture. In the Ere of Enlightenment (18th century) androids were invented, music boxes, writing and drawing automata. Center of development was Augsburg, famous by the ingenuity of watchmakers like Schlottheim et al. They were perceived as mechanical wonders. Renaissance and Baroque, the 16th and 17th century, produced Chimes in tower clocks, table centerpieces, princely gifts.
The history of automata is long and rich. Today the term automatonis used in watchmaking specifically for watch movements that wind themselves with the help of an eccentric rotor. From the Renaissance to the present day, the term automaton has been used for independent mechanical processes that are triggered by an external signal as for example the push of a button.Īutomates refer to the playing of music, moving figures, the writing of a signature, the automatic drawing of a picture and other impressive inventions.
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