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This research aims to trace back the historical origin of the ancient Japanese automaton tea-serving doll and clarify its operation method. By analyzing the original records in the book “Karakuri Zui”, the mechanical structure can be separated into six subsystems namely start-stop, speed-controlling, transmission, head-bowing, steering, and stepping mechanisms. The reconstruction is made through 3D modeling and simulation, and an unreasonable component illustrated in the original book is also pointed out. A process to select the main spring as the power source is also provided. Finally, a prototype of the reconstructed automaton is made to verify the movement characteristics and the feasibility of the presented reconstructed designs.
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The authors are grateful to the Ministry of Science and Technology (Taipei, Taiwan) under Grant MOST 108-2221-E-006-177-MY2 for the support of this work.
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Chai, CE., Chen, LL., Chen, YH., Hsiao, KH., Lin, JL., Yan, HS. (2024). Reconstruction of the Tea-Serving Automaton in the Ancient Japanese Book “Karakuri Zui”. In: Okada, M. (eds) Advances in Mechanism and Machine Science. IFToMM WC 2023. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 149. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45709-8_98
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