The Snake Charmer (Charmeuse de Serpent) is an ultra-rare 19th-century mechanical automaton created in Paris by the famed maker Roullet & Decamps.

Discover a remarkable collection of antique mechanical automata from the Golden Age of French automaton making, when legendary Parisian makers such as Gustave Vichy, Léopold Lambert and Roullet-Decamps created some of the most sophisticated mechanical fig...

Professor Simon Schaffer presents a documentary telling the story of automata, extraordinary clockwork machines designed hundreds of years ago to mimic and recreate life.

Documentary presented by Professor Simon Schaffer which charts the amazing and untold story of automata - extraordinary clockwork machines designed hundreds of years ago to mimic and recreate life.