Automata: The Extraordinary "Robots" Designed Hundreds Of Years Ago | Mechanical Marvels

Documentary presented by Professor Simon Schaffer which charts the amazing and untold story of automata - extraordinary clockwork machines designed hundreds of years ago to mimic and recreate life. The film brings the past to life in vivid detail as we see how and why these masterpieces were built.

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