Tiny Giant Robot (TGR)
Hero’s complex theatrical automaton comprised many simple components, creating a complex machine from falling weights, ropes, axles, wheels, screws, pins and taps.
These foundational mechanisms have inspired modern digital theories and technologies, including the TGR (Tiny Giant Robot) gyroscope technology of the University of Queensland’s biped robot. Many of the components of the automaton featured in the exhibition were manufactured with 3D printers, whose pre-programmed motions are a digital successor to the performance sequence encoded by ropes in Hero’s mobile automaton.
We hope that you will continue to wonder about the marvels of both the ancient and modern worlds.