[ Ref. Jere Ryder in 120126 MMDigest ]

These automata are wonderful, and the idea goes back centuries, but
it has not really come forward as well as it might.  I think there is
a space for a new type of automaton.  With today's incredibly precise
computer-controlled robotics, going right up to the quality of
microsurgery robotic hands, imagine the automaton painter or violinist
that could be built!

Jim Katz