See more @ One of three surviving automata from the 18th century built by Jaquet Droz, this is ''The Writer'' and is the most famou... The Writer Automaton A 240 year old doll that can write, a clockwork creation by Pierre Jaquet-Droz. Pierre Jaquet-Droz (1721-1790) was a Swiss-born watchmaker of the late eighteenth century. He lived in Paris, London, and... On you will find a DVD named ''The Jaquet-Droz androids''. This documentary tells the story of Pierre Jaquet-Droz a sw... From the bestselling children's novel ''The Invention of Hugo Cabret'' to the Oscar nominated film ''Hugo,'' automatons - mechanical marvels from a time gone by ... Jaquet Droz The Writer Automaton From 1774 In Action: Inspired Hugo Movie. Automato escrevendo no museu do automato e da caixinha de musica em Sainte-Croix, Suiça... identica ao automato visto no filme Hugo Automaton writing in the ... A demonstration of the Maillardet's Automaton at The Franklin Inst