When one considers art, a birdbath might not be the very first thing that enters your mind. However, there is no rejecting that the La Fontaine aux Oiseaux (The Bird Fountain) is a real artwork. This robot, developed by robot maker [François Junod] in partnership with 20 various workshops and artisans, represents countless hours of work and boasts a complicated charm that is both noticeable and covert.
Commissioned by the Van Cleef & Arpels fashion jewelry business, this simply mechanical display screen piece includes a set of jewel-encrusted birds that carry out a little regular around the edge of the bath every hour. All the birds’ appendages move while bird tune is included with the help of a whistle and bellows. The “water” is likewise mechanized, with a series of metal plates moving together to produce causal sequences, while a water lily opens and closes and a dragonfly flutters above the surface area.
The general result of this unbelievably excessive mechanical art piece is definitely enchanting. Even if the bejeweled outside isn’t rather your design, you can still value its elaborate operations thanks the video after the break providing us a peek at the advancement.
We’ve included a few of [François]’ other work in the past, which is similarly excellent and shows the mechanics in all it’s splendor. If you wish to attempt your hand at making robots, 3D printing is the ideal method to get going.
