After the fall of the Western Roman Empire at the end of the 5th century, the western and central part of Europe was swept ...

The word automat is the Latinization of the Greek word αὐτόματον, which means acting of one’s own will. It is more often used to describe moving machines, especially those made to resemble human or ...

From the dawn of European civilization to the twentieth century, the automaton--better known today as the robot--has captured the Western imagination and provided a vital lens into the nature of ...

The Swiss watchmaker Jaquet Droz specializes in what it calls “the art of mechanical astonishment.” To witness its new Signing Machine in action is to understand exactly how appropriate that ...

Big, boisterous cannons. Pivoting mechanical joints. Sockets that can pop in and out advanced weaponry, oversized guns, and titanium katanas. These are the blood and guts of NieR: Automata’s ...