Author Archives: paperpino

Leonardo’s Mechanical Hammer / Martello meccanico di Leonardo

Posted on February 20, 2011 by paperpino

This is one of the simplest machines designed by Leonardo in order to improve the human performance. A lever connected to the hammer is moved by means of an eccentric cam. At each turn of the handle, the hammer gives … Continue reading →

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Wandering in the Sky / A zonzo tra le nuvole

Posted on February 6, 2011 by paperpino

Released on 2nd February 2006, WitS is my biggest and the most complex paper automaton I ever designed.

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Sweet Dreams / Sogni d’oro

Posted on January 26, 2011 by paperpino

On 16 September 2005, the automaton Sweet Dreams was launched on the web. At that time, it was considered the first paper automaton employing the mechanism called Geneva stop. The Geneva stop (or Geneva drive) is a mechanism that translates … Continue reading →

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Study for a Bull painted with pre columbian-like motifs

Posted on January 22, 2011 by paperpino

This is a study for a life-size model that maybe in the future I will build. It measures mm 300x221x408. The 3D model was prepared after re-topologization of a model downloaded from the “INRIA Gamma team research database Website Collections” (www-roc.inria.fr/gamma/download/).

Posted in Paper Models | Tagged automi di carta, Bull | 4 Comments

Italian tomato souce recipe for the Southern Hemisphere

Posted on January 22, 2011 by paperpino

Here, in the Northern Hemisphere, is winter. But do not forget that in the other half of our Earth is summer, with warmy and sunny days! So, as the first post of my new site, I decided to add an old … Continue reading →