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document updated 9 years ago, on Apr 14, 2015

Places that sell kits or fully-assembled wooden automata:

Timberkits [Amazon]
Dug North
MechanicalKits.com [youtube]
if you have access to a laser cutter or 3D printer, you can replicate designs available on the internet: [1] [2]

Places that sell full-assembled plastic-gear automata:

Kikkerland wind-up toys
[Youtube]
[Amazon]
My favorites are:
- Pintacuda [gearbox] [2] [spinning-weight with propeller]
- Cosmojetz [gearbox] [chaotic/tumbling, spinning-weight]
- Le Pinch [gearbox] [articulated, unique] [poor reviews on Amazon -- fragile]
- Skidum [2] [chaotic/tumbling, 3 leg-wheels]
- Pea [classic wind-up, but cute]
- Mxykikker [6 leg-wheels]