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The Tinkering Workshop EU & UK Tour Kicks Off!

The Tinkering Workshop EU & UK Tour Kicks Off!

Automata Tinkering Workshop Sketches to Prototypes

Automata Tinkering Workshop Sketches to Prototypes

Ryan JenkinsJuly 7, 2022automata, cabaret mechanical theater, online workshop, atgw, tinkering, prototyping, global workshop, caterpillar, rain forest, planetary gears, walnut automata, sketches, works in progress

Coin Operated Micro:bit Machines

Coin Operated Micro:bit Machines

Ryan JenkinsDecember 18, 2020cabaret mechanical theater, CMT, arcade machines, coin switches, tim hunkin, under the pier, novelty automata, automata, cardboard, microbit, microbit inputs, computational contraptions, digital tinkering

Micro:bit Computational Characters

Micro:bit Computational Characters

Ryan JenkinsNovember 12, 2020microbit, animation, faces, automata, cabaret mechanical theater, computational tinkering, computational contraptions, expressive coding, makecode, sensors, buttons, LEDs, peter markey, kinetic sculptures, digital tinkering, digital pets

Tinkering Automata Workshop with CMT

Tinkering Automata Workshop with CMT

Ryan JenkinsAugust 11, 2020automata, tinkering, workshop, online, making, STEAM, artists, educators, zoom, remote tinkering, WICO@home, CMT, cabaret mechanical theater, paul spooner

Cabaret Automata at Phaeno Wolfsburg

Cabaret Automata at Phaeno Wolfsburg

Ryan JenkinsNovember 22, 2019automata, cabaret mechanical theater, phaeno wolfsburg, exhibtion, cardboard automata, cranky contraptions, fire the inventor, paul spooner, ensemble kit, workshop, professional development, wicointheworld

Fantastic Fairgrounds Marble Machine Elements

Fantastic Fairgrounds Marble Machine Elements

Ryan JenkinsJuly 7, 2019cabaret mechanical theater, automata, exhibtion, exhibit, prototype, marble machines, helter skelter, fantastic fairground factory, faireground, playfulness, testing, woodworking

Giant Automata Evolution

Giant Automata Evolution

Ryan JenkinsDecember 28, 2018automata, amazeum, inspiration, prototypes, giant automata, CMT, cabaret mechanical theater, residency

Tinkerfest 5 at Amazeum

Tinkerfest 5 at Amazeum

Ryan JenkinsOctober 12, 2018amazeum, tinkerfest, automata, wobble bot, cabaret mechanical theater, fire the inventor, giant automata, ensemble kit, tinkering hub, event, pop-up

Amazeum Automata Explorations

Amazeum Automata Explorations

Ryan JenkinsAugust 30, 2018amazeum, automata, cardboard automata, cranky contraptions, microbit, motobit, cabaret mechanical theater, fire the inventor, bubble machine, tinkerfest

CMT/WICO Automata Prototyping

CMT/WICO Automata Prototyping

Ryan JenkinsDecember 4, 2017automata, cabaret mechanical theater, prototypes, kits, CASTEAM17, wolfcat, idea generator, fire the inventor, cardboard automata