automatons Paul Spooner's latest automaton takes on Manifest Destiny Bob Knetzger

horology Meet horological conservator Brittany Nicole Cox Bob Knetzger

robotics Watch a Marie Antoinette automaton play the dulcimer David Pescovitz

News Helldivers 2's new enemy revealed: Sony Jason Weisberger

History Documentary about automata, the mechanical "robots" of the past Rob Beschizza

Environment Carl Sagan: a lovely and powerful new short film and automaton installation about the urgency of environmental action (video) David Pescovitz

robots Automatons and their busy pencils spark wonder Popkin

nightmare fuel Nightmarish prototype of a wind-up creeping baby doll Mark Frauenfelder

cancer Cancer survivor turns his CT scans into a music video Rusty Blazenhoff

Science Here's some crazy footage from the annual World Robot Conference in Beijing Devin Nealy

elon musk Elon Musk boasts "We could make a robot catgirl" sex doll Mark Frauenfelder

Comics Of course Chris Ware's "Monograph" is HUGE Bob Knetzger

Japan The World's first robot hotel Devin Nealy

History Auction of Ricky Jay's astounding collection of magic books, ephemera, and curiosities David Pescovitz

robots Watch a robot make a sandwich David Pescovitz

Science Ancient civilizations' fascination with AI, robots, and synthetic life David Pescovitz

racism Albert Einstein's racist travel diaries Rob Beschizza

books A compendium of bizarre fictional Victoriana Wink