Automaton using fibreoptic endoscope

Automaton using fibreoptic endoscope, made for the Health Matters Gallery, Science Museum, by Andy Hazell and Lucy Casson, United Kingdom, 1994

Details

Category:
Clinical Diagnosis
Object Number:
1994-162
Materials:
steel (metal), paint, plastic (unidentified), copper (alloy), paper (fibre product), wood, brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass and electrical components
Measurements:
Doctor: 610 mm x 1090 mm x 300 mm, 10.4 kg
Patient: 640 mm x 1260 mm x 320 mm, 5.17 kg
Speech bubble: 615 mm x 440 mm x 90 mm, 1.8 kg
Bag: 205 mm x 294 mm x 110 mm, .35 kg
Pills: 90 mm x 178 mm x 153 mm, .11 kg
type:
automaton, optical fibre, endoscope, model-representation and kinetic art
credit:
Hazell, Andy

Parts

Model of patient from fibreoptic endoscope automaton

Model of patient from fibreoptic endoscope automaton

Model of a patient wearing a hospital gown. The figure is holding a folder which contains an x-ray.

Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1994-162/1
type:
model
Model of doctor from fibreoptic endoscope automaton

Model of doctor from fibreoptic endoscope automaton

Model of a doctor wearing a white lab coat. The figure is looking through the eyepiece of the endoscope.

Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1994-162/2
type:
model
Model from fibreoptic endoscope automaton reading ‘Ah-hah!’.

Model from fibreoptic endoscope automaton reading ‘Ah-hah!’.

White cloud-shaped model on a wooden stand. The text ‘AH-HAH!’ is cut out of the metal plate and backed with translucent red material.

Materials:
metal (unknown) and wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
1994-162/3
type:
model
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Model of bag from fibreoptic endoscope automaton

Model of bag from fibreoptic endoscope automaton

Model of bag from fibreoptic endoscope automaton

Object Number:
1994-162/4
type:
model
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum