Automata: Life & Other Illusions

Animatronic Capuchin Monkey “Attaboy” Automaton. Cheshire: Anatoly Zaya-Ruzo, contemporary. Unique, custom-made battery-operated animatronic automaton in the form of a large capuchin monkey clothed in vest, hat and pants, resting on a large velvet-draped base on heavy wheels. The monkey aids a stage magician in performing a card trick: members of the audience select two or three cards from a deck of cards, which is returned to a houlette built into the table before the monkey, who picks the cards out and, with a marker in hand, draws their value and suit on the whiteboard behind him. Moving eyes, tail, and arm controlled remotely. Height 64”. Includes extensive instruction manual outlining the packing, setting, re-setting, and operation of the device, and explaining the control mechanism used to animate it.