Came across a clip of this amazing antique wind-up figurine "Karakuri" automata, created over 200 years ago by Tanaka Hisashige, the original president of Toshiba Electronics, of an archer notching an arrow and launching it off... After all these years it's still in perfect working condition, and as you see it move, you can see the incredible work gone into it- the fluid, very natural and realistic body movements and gestures, and all moving via carefully housed springs and gears, WOW, so COOL!
I'd originally seen this clip in the gif form (above), but then had to check out the rest of the show the clip came from, if only to see exactly how this automata WORKED!
Not sure which show this is from, but it looks like the reporter is TOKIO's Tatsuya Yamaguchi, so perhaps it's his very intriguing show THE TETSUWAN DASH? No matter, this clip will blow your mind...check it out!
