Gyarados Automaton

This automaton design consists of two pairs of Pokemon! characters moving up and down via the crank of ovular cams to invoke the illusion of them “swimming”. The pair of Gyarados’ “swim” away from each other as the Magikarps pop up and down next to them. A water piece covers the poles that hold the Pókemon pieces to add scenery to the automaton and perceive the Magikarp and Gyarados swimming in water. To make sure each Gyarados is seen when each piece is moving, one figure is behind the other and each respective cam shaft is in completely opposite positions, so as one piece goes up, the other goes down. Designed in a rectangular prism shape, a 20cm long cam shaft runs through the 10x7 long side pieces, each with “PokeBall” designs on the outside. The shaft is about 3.5cm above the ground and holds 14 cams(12 circular and 2 ovular), each about 5cm in diameter. The automaton is about 18cmx7cmx11cm, not including the 22cm cam shaft. The box design is perfect for a compact and efficient s