Sand Powered Automata

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The House of Automata made paper figures that move thanks to sand. Learn a brief history of acrobatics and get inspired to make your own sand toy in their video on YouTube:

Sand Automata are moving tableau powered by falling sand. They have been popular for centuries. We look at the famous Leotard Acrobat Sand Toy, a 19th century Drummer and a Juggler with four balls.
With the emphasis as much on the inside mechanism as on the scene behind the glass The House of Automata explains the secret of these surprisingly good automata.

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• Source: https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/07/30/sand-powered-automata/