Exhibit Spotlight: Scouting Automata

Below you can find photos and videos from our Automata Exhibits at the World Scouting Museum. We have also linked a Daisy Doll and Steve Scout Podcast Episode for more information. Look out for interesting information about Automata or specific Automaton in our collection below. *Videos are in production and have not been added at this time 2/3/2025.*

Automata is the plural form of an automaton. So one automaton and two automata would be how you would identify the 1 and 2 different automata. Automata is the term that refers to the entire category of automaton devices that have been produced.

Sgt. Goodyear Automaton – This automaton shows Sgt Goodyear of the Mafeking Cadet Corps delivering mail on his bicycle during the Siege of Mafeking. You can view this automaton at the World Scouting Museum.

Here you can listen to the first episode of our Podcast the Daisy Doll and Steve Scout Show which focuses on Automata. We will publish a second part focusing on the Automata that we have in the Museum and an interview with our Museum Curator about what makes them special.

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