✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 14hExperimenting with an air-powered paper bat today. The wings are lifted by a paper bellows hidden beneath the body. Still a prototype, but it's showing promise! Follow my substack newsletter for more at workshopnotes.robives.com 0194
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Make your own Stretch Horse 🐎 ❤️ #horse #zigzag #STEAM 1 d www.robives.com/project/stre... 0102
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Clothes peg seagull automata #FromTheArchives. www.robives.com/project/seag... Download the pdf and make your own #STEAMjunk #automata ! 1164
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Make your own corrugated card Geared Goose! www.robives.com/project/gear... #goose #gears #automata #maker 080
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 30/08/2026A 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... 0112
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 08/08/2026New paper projects to download and make for free at the @brotheruklifestyle Creative Center #paperengineering #maker #papercraft www.robives.com/project/new-... 063
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 06/08/2026A 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 0176
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Flex-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 080
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 21/07/2026My latest project on the @brotheruklifestyle Creative Center. Make your own flapping paper butterflies, free for everyone to download! www.robives.com/project/push... 0123
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Thanks to everyone who came to my Making #ClothesPegAutomata session at #EMFcamp. Really good to meet you all 😀❤️ 0101
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Glue pots filled ready for my Clothes peg automata workshop this afternoon #emfcamp 0255
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Squirty Dalek at #EMFcamp "You will be irrigated!" #Dalek 080
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Make your own Count Binface clothes peg automata! #countbinface #binface #maker #clothespeg #clothespegautomata www.robives.com/project/coun... 15329
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Prototype of a 2.5D corrugated card gear project featuring two happy giraffes. Downloadable project coming soon #giraffe #gears #2.5D #automata #maker 1233
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 05/07/2026An intruiging corrugated card mechanism to download and make. Link in bio. ht @cartyski #gears #mechanism #maker #STEAMjunk www.robives.com/project/step... 072
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 26/06/2026A 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 071
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 19/06/2026I’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 42312
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 16/06/20262.5D penguin mechanism. Needs a bit of work but a reasonable first draft I reckon. What do you think? 🐧❤️ #maker #automata #2.5D 081
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Definitely 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 0133
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Dancing Dog prototype 2.5d mechanism #automata #dog #mechanism #gears 0123
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Make 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 061
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Experiments with 2d automata. Downloadable project coming soon! #coolcat #automata #STEAMjunk #maker 0196
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 29/04/2026I’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 072
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 23/04/2026#STEAMjunk Goose made from bits and pieces found in our holiday flat. #goose #automata #mechanism 0154
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 18/04/2026More experimenting with a 4 bar linkage 😀 #maker #mechanism #linkage 1151
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Experiments with dragon linkages #dragon #maker #linkage #mechanism #automata 0124
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 30/01/2026More experiments with goat linkages #LogicGoat #linkage #mechanism #automata 072
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Double 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... 070
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Prototype 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 0152
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Crank 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... 081
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Such 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 053
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Lego people... What's the design software for recording Lego projects? 4342
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Add 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 041
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Reciprocating 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... 030
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 12/11/2025An #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... 1174
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Happy Halloween! Make your own running skeleton #STEAMjunk project! www.robives.com/project/skel... 0125
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Spent a fun afternoon talking about paper automata with an online group from Cabaret Mechanical Theatre! www.cabaret.co.uk 060
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Puffed 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 020
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 05/10/2025Download the pdf instructions and make your own puffer fish automata from conkers and paper clips! #STEAMjunk #WildMaking www.robives.com/project/puff... 0153
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 03/09/2025🦆✨ Just sent out the latest newsletter from my narrowboat workshop where ducks, gears, and stories collide. This one is about my new column in Automata Magazine and has a T.Rex project for premium subscribers to download and make! workshopnotes.robives.com/p/snippets 041
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Meet the slowest show-off in town… Henri Escargot, a paper Snail to download and make! www.robives.com/project/pape... #PaperAutomata #SnailTrail #MechanicalHaiku #MakerJoy #SlowAndSteady #PrintedKits #WhimsicalMechanisms #NorthYorkshireMakes 041
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Make your own waddling duck automaton! Crank the handle and bring this cheerful duck to life, watch it stomp and bob with delightful precision. This hands-on project comes as a downloadable PDF, ready for you to print, cut, and assemble at home. www.robives.com/project/duck #paperautomata #duck 0163
✄---Rob--Ives--- @robives.bsky.social · 28/07/2025@drlucyrogers.com visited my narrowboat made a scampering dog! 0101