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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Clothes peg seagull automata #FromTheArchives. www.robives.com/project/seag... Download the pdf and make your own #STEAMjunk #automata !

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Dr Lucy Rogers @drlucyrogers.com · 03/09/2026

(I did wonder if I could get narrowboat in a container and ship her over. Unless I cut her in half, the answer is no. Also distinct lack of canals in Aotearoa. And no I can't drive her across. )

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Make your own corrugated card Geared Goose! www.robives.com/project/gear... #goose #gears #automata #maker

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A purring cat paper automata to download and make. Crank the handle and the cat purrs whilst gently nodding his head. The ‘purr’ is generated via an intruiging toothed wheel mechanism. #automata #PaperAutomata #cat #maker www.robives.com/project/purr...

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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 22/08/2026

Reneging on open data would be an utter disaster. Don’t do this, government.

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

New paper projects to download and make for free at the @brotheruklifestyle Creative Center #paperengineering #maker #papercraft www.robives.com/project/new-...

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

A new #PaperAutomata project for you to download and make! www.robives.com/project/leap... Download the pdf, print aout and make your own magical leaping unicorn! #Unicorn #maker #automata

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Flex-trunk Elephant to download and make! www.robives.com/project/flex... Crank the handle and watch as she lifts her flexible trunk in delight! #maker #automata #elephant

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

My latest project on the @brotheruklifestyle Creative Center. Make your own flapping paper butterflies, free for everyone to download! www.robives.com/project/push...

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Thanks to everyone who came to my Making #ClothesPegAutomata session at #EMFcamp. Really good to meet you all 😀❤️

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Glue pots filled ready for my Clothes peg automata workshop this afternoon #emfcamp

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Squirty Dalek at #EMFcamp "You will be irrigated!" #Dalek

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Make your own Count Binface clothes peg automata! #countbinface #binface #maker #clothespeg #clothespegautomata www.robives.com/project/coun...

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Dr Lucy Rogers @drlucyrogers.com · 15/07/2026

Today only - don't miss out! My e-book (Up - A Scientist's Guide to the Magic Above Us) is available for 99p from Amazon. Aimed at Radio 4 listeners - adult readers with an interest in the world around us but not necessarily with any science background. Tell your parents! amzn.eu/d/053vIKR9

Advertising pic of the book Up by Lucy Rogers. Quote above by Helen Macdonald (author of H is for Hawk) "A book rich with light, love and the best kind of astonishment"

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Prototype of a 2.5D corrugated card gear project featuring two happy giraffes. Downloadable project coming soon #giraffe #gears #2.5D #automata #maker

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

An intruiging corrugated card mechanism to download and make. Link in bio. ht @cartyski #gears #mechanism #maker #STEAMjunk www.robives.com/project/step...

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

A poseable paper person to cut out and assemble. Visit the site at www.robives.com/project/pose... or sign up for the premium newsletter here workshopnotes.robives.com and download the pdf to make your own! #paperengineering #poseable #maker

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I’m enjoying experimenting with these 2.5D projects! This Narwhal uses a rack and pinion to rotate into view. Next step, add some colour and make it into a downloadable project. I hope you enjoy the sketchbook page. Which project should I try next? #narwhal #automata #maker #prototype

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

2.5D penguin mechanism. Needs a bit of work but a reasonable first draft I reckon. What do you think? 🐧❤️ #maker #automata #2.5D

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Definitely not 2D but not quite 3D This 2.5D model uses cardboard gears to come to life. Tweak the tail on this 2.5D Dog to make her dance! Visit www.robives.com/project/ddog to download the pdf and make your own. #automata #maker #dogcraft

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Make your own dipping theropod dinosaur! Corrugated card, split pins and four bar linkages bring this charming creature to life. Find out more at www.robives.com/project/sixp... #dinosaur #automata #linkage #maker

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Experiments with 2d automata. Downloadable project coming soon! #coolcat #automata #STEAMjunk #maker

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I’m thinking about making a zine or two based around the stuff that I do. This page is a little proof-of-concept to see if I can make something suitable

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

#STEAMjunk Goose made from bits and pieces found in our holiday flat. #goose #automata #mechanism

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Royal Institution @rigb.org · 28/03/2026

Why is the sky blue, and how do things stay aloft? ☁️ Join engineer Lucy Rogers to discover the forces shaping everything overhead through hands-on demonstrations and stories. www.rigb.org/whats-on/liv...

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The living lab above: Science of the sky

Join engineer and inventor Lucy Rogers for a vivid, curiosity-fuelled journey through the sky as a dynamic living laboratory.

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Dr Lucy Rogers @drlucyrogers.com · 16/03/2026

Not out for another month but squeeee - it's real!! (You can pre order from most good bookshops - and @biggreenbooks.bsky.social will have signed copies) Cover art by @rachelhillustrates.bsky.social and illustrations by @robives.bsky.social

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Jonathan Sanderson @jjsanderson.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Lovely @robives.bsky.social dragon linkage mechanism. Next step: recreate with my acrylic linkage kit and add servo control. 😀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 www.robives.com/project/drag...

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Just finished Small Prophets - BBC ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Sky Burkson @skyburkson.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Sled on a Scarf [Banjo-Kazooie] figure made from paper (bristol paper, cardstock, & sketchbook paper) joints pinned with brass tube and rod automata mechanism and base made from brass rod & 3mm plywood

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Double Geneva Mechanism. A paper project for you to download and make. For each turn of the crank the index wheel advances quarter of a turn twice with a short pause, or dwell, between each movement. #automata #paperengineering #EssentialMechanism www.robives.com/project/doub...

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Prototype for updated logic goat project. The geometry on the rear leg linkage needs a bit of work. I want it to really kick! #maker #paperengineering #PaperAutomata #prototype

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

@rvdbeemd.bsky.social please can you send me the link to the pipes you mean?

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Crank the handle, and watch Rudolph dash! 🦌✨ Beads, paperclips, and a sprinkle of Christmas magic, your desk has never been so merry. #STEAMjunk #RunningReindeer Find out more... www.robives.com/project/runn...

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Such a joy to be part of a photoshoot with Brother International 🌟 Here’s one of the videos featuring my Paper Treehouse , now available to download from the Brother Creative Center so you can make your own! #PaperCrafts #CraftCommunity #DesignInPaper #CreativeMaker

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Lego people... What's the design software for recording Lego projects?

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Add a Christmas Angel to the top of the rotate reciprocate mechanism to make a charming festive project 🎅🪽🎄 www.robives.com/project/reci... #mechanism #christmas #angel #papercraft #paperengineering

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Reciprocating rotating #essentialmechanism to print out and make. Turn the handle to make the vertical shaft turn back and forth. An interesting starting point for your own #PaperAutomata !#paperengineering #automata www.robives.com/project/reci...

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Latest newsletter! workshopnotes.robives.com

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

An #EssentialMechanism project to download and make. As the gear turns, it meshes first with one rack, then the other, alternately lifting and dropping them in a satisfying reciprocating motion. #paperengineering #papercraft www.robives.com/project/reci...

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween! Make your own running skeleton #STEAMjunk project! www.robives.com/project/skel...

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Spent a fun afternoon talking about paper automata with an online group from Cabaret Mechanical Theatre! www.cabaret.co.uk

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Puffed up and proud 🐡 Just posted a newsletter about my latest automaton—a cheerful little fish with a big personality. workshopnotes.robives.com #AutumnalAutomata #Pufferfish #automata #maker

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✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Download the pdf instructions and make your own puffer fish automata from conkers and paper clips! #STEAMjunk #WildMaking www.robives.com/project/puff...

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