Automata

This Brooklyn curiosity shop has its own magic theater and a singing mechanical bird that sparked an online feud with Kelly Clarkson.

Since 1877, the characters of Sir Walter Scott’s “Ivanhoe” have been keeping time in this Leeds arcade.

The patron saint of cats founded this stunning Romanesque church in the 7th century.

Three mechanical figures—a soldier, a sailor, and Father Time—announce the time on this local landmark.

Ciudad Real's former town hall found new life in 2005 when the chime clock with automatons was installed.

After decades of damage, this feat of timekeeping and automaton art has been given a new lease on life.

This arcade is one of the last places to catch a public performance by the now-defunct ShowBiz Pizza's house band of animatronic animals.

This piece of early engineering is rather unknown despite its location in the heart of Madrid.

A centuries-old quest to create artificial life is alive and well in the French town of Limoux.

For more than half a millennia, this automaton has rung an hourly bell.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

An automaton perched above an classic clock and watch store