Historic Automata

on Jacques de Vaucanson and his Duck

The works of the Duck attributed to Vaucanson: the frame, weights, motor and wheel trains.

Delightful Machines By David M. MacMillan

Delightful Machines By David M. MacMillan

The image of the duck as well as the following text on this page is from Sigvar Strandh: The history of the Machine (Dorset Press, New York, 1979).

Ups and Downs in Automotive Progress

Vaucanson A package for drawing automata (Version 0.1)

BRIEF HISTORY OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE