Automata Design Brief

Automata Toys
Client Company:

Target Consumer: Young Children

Designer: Riley Calloway

Make an automata that is more functional then the one we

Problem Statement: made at home with materials around the house.

Design a toy that includes a mechanical system that will

make a figure or an object move in a way resulting from the
Design Statement: rotation of an axle.

The design of system must include a wood box with

following dimensions.
1. Top/bottom: 5in x 4in x .25in
2. Sides: 4in x 4in x .25in
Constraints: 3. Back: 4.5in x 4in x .25in
Must be human powered.
The automata objects should display realistic motion of real
objects they represent.
The axel must pass through the wooden box.

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