Welcome to Automata for STEM!
Automata are fascinating mechanical toys for children, small Kinetic Art sculptures. An Automata is a construct that includes engineering, cultural awareness and artistic expression. Automata are story telling mechanical objects. Automata have fascinated children over the ages and today there are museums just for automata.
AutoSTEM uses a multidisciplinary approaches which introduces STEM concepts and competences in different subject areas at the same time, including, measurement, transfer of power, mechanics, numbers, creativity and comprehension.
Children create their own automata either autonomously, or with the help of their teachers, depending on their age.
AutoSTEM produced teaching resources (guides and pedagogic) and templates so that teachers across Europe are able to use the project in their schools. You can see our resources on the Resources page.
Here are some automata and videos produced by the AutoSTEM project.
The Jelly Bird
The Talking Elephant
The Dancing Doll
The Balloon Car
The Amphicar
The Snapping Crocodile
The Acrobat
The Wind Turbine
The Colour Spinning Disk
The Two Faces
The Eco Car
The Drawbridge
You can also access the resources produced on the AutoSTEM Guidebook.
You can download the Guidebook English version here
You can download the Guidebook Italian version here
You can download the Guidebook Bulgarian version here
You can download the Guidebook Norwegian version here
You can download the Guidebook Portuguese version here