Featured Karakuri Edo Automaton Dolls

Just came across some interesting videos showing Karakuri, a traditional Edo Japanese mechanical dolls (1603–1868) that move using gears, springs, and weights.
Not sure if YouTube plays on this format but will try,here's links-

 

Jacquet-Droz in Europe (among others):




In French (English subtitles):


or page 22, post#38 on the Thing of Beauty thread

 

Japanese dolls and figurines are appealing. I knew about automata, and have seen some from the western world, but not from Japan or other parts of Asia!

Thanks for posting, @bosko69 and @moreotherstuff !

 

There's a vid of the last living automata Japanese master demonstrating a Samurai (?) Archer shooting tiny arrows-it's amazing .