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Dug North

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I am a web-guy by day, automata-artist by night.

My wooden automata have found their way to collections of automata both large and small.

I have created a number of resources for people interested in making or collecting mechanical automata...

    My web site: DugNorth.com My blog: The Automata / Automaton Blog The Automata / Automaton Store (for books, tools, toys, and kits) The Automata / Automaton Search Engine

Yes, I really do wear a Derby hat; it has made me a better person.

My Interests

    Contemporary Automata Robotics Making things Anthropology / Social sciences Psychology Sleight-of-hand Science-fiction Graphic and Web Design Martial Arts Theoretical Physics (popularized) U.S. Colonial / Revolutionary War history

I'd like to meet:

    Paul McCartney Ringo Starr Jackie Chan William Gibson Neal Stephenson Jack Black Paul Spooner David Roth (coin magician) John Gaughan Ricky Jay Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman The 14th Dalai Lama People that make automata Anyone who collects automata

Music:

The Beatles, Soul Coughing, They Might Be Giants, Gein and The Graverobbers, Matt Pond PA, Ween, Gogol Bordello

Heroes:

    See 'Who I would like to meet' section Thomas Edison Nikola Tesla Albert Einstein Richard Feynman Bruce Lee Leonardo DaVinci Athanasius Kircher Franz Boas Clifford Geertz Mark Leyner Pierre Jacquet-Droz Evel KnievelJean Eugène Robert-Houdin Henry Knox

My Blog

Published again in MAKE magazine!

Hi All,As you may know, I wrote a how-to article for MAKE magazine last fall for their first-ever Halloween Special Edition. In the new issue (Volume 13), I contributed to the 'Toolbox' feature. In ke...
Posted by Dug North on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:32:00 PST

New automaton prototype -- Monster No. 1

Hey all,Check out the new automaton I'm working on...it's a monster thrashing against the chains that bind him. I'm hoping to do a limited edition run this year based off of this prototype.Automaton: ...
Posted by Dug North on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:02:00 PST

New books, tool, toys, and kits in the aStore

I have added new sections to The Automata / Automaton Store:                              ...
Posted by Dug North on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:33:00 PST

A Boybot and His Dogbot

I finished a piece I started a long time ago called A Boybot and His Dogbot. It's now on display at The Charles River Museum of Industry in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.Dug...
Posted by Dug North on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:08:00 PST

Check out my latest automaton

Check out my latest wood automaton that depicts a magician performing a levitation act.Here's a link to pictures (and video soon!) of The Study of LevitationsEnjoy!Dug...
Posted by Dug North on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 12:52:00 PST

New resources for automata-makers and collectors

I've add all sorts of new resources for automata makers and collectors:1 - The Automata / Automata Blog is in full swing!2 - An Amazon Store for Automata items with complete books and tools sections3 ...
Posted by Dug North on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:37:00 PST

The Visual Guide to Success

I've submitted an idea to Cambrian House -- a collective software creation entity.  If my idea wins in a popular vote, it will go into production.  If the product sells, I'll eventually earn...
Posted by Dug North on Sat, 15 Jul 2006 07:37:00 PST