The Totally Glueless Cornish harbour is now available in your nearest #TheWorks store. Just colour in the parts with the supplied pencils, push the pieces out and slot them together. #cornwall #craft #paperengineering #colouringbooks

#STEAMjunk Goose made from bits and pieces found in our holiday flat. #goose #automata #mechanism

Prepare for a shock upon return, Artemis II crew…

Please sign up for the Dan Dare kickstarter! It launches next week! www.kickstarter.com/projects/798...

Our Dan Dare Kickstarter is now launching 1 March 26 - visit the page to register your interest!

Have a watch of this. I needed it. Maybe you do too. youtu.be/85P5uLz3eAY?...

T-rex selfie

Bye forever, WeTransfer.

Here’s an old model I created for a Jurassic World book. Comes pre-cut. Just push out and slot together. No glue.

Rise of the Mammals. The cover project from my new book "Making Paper Automata" The project comes as a pdf ready to print out onto thin card. Find out more here www.robives.com/project/rotm/ #automata #dinosaur

Just 13 days left on the Kickstarter for Edgar Allan: A Tale of Mystery and Intervention - We're at 239 backers, almost 900% funded, and all the stretch goals are unlocked- a print upgrade, backers' pages, a print, and a sticker! Come join the Poe party! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nor...

Here’s the totally glueless dinosaur machine automata.

As the Kickstarter for EDGAR ALLAN- A TALE OF MYSTERY AND INTERVENTION heads into its first weekend, can we break the 200 backer barrier AND unlock the final stretch goal?! Nail biting stuff. www.kickstarter.com/projects/nor...

Morning... Spring Ring

PegBot #STEAMjunk project to download and make. Full instructions for construction at www.robives.com/project/PegBot #clothespeg #clothespin #automata #maker

Here’s another Totally Glueless automata from a while ago – The Magnificent Marble Machine. Made from slot-together cardboard. I recently assembled one to show at the London book fair and I would completely change parts of it due to learning so much more since designing it.

Here’s a cardboard automaton I started but never completely finished. Totally glueless so just push the pieces out, fold and slot together.

Here’s a cardboard automaton I started but never completely finished. Totally glueless so just push the pieces out, fold and slot together.

Here’s a Harry Potter automata from a few years ago. Totally glueless – just punch out the pieces and slot them together. Designed and illustrated by me. #automata #paperengineering #harrypotter

Here’s a Harry Potter automata from a few years ago. Totally glueless – just punch out the pieces and slot them together. Designed and illustrated by me. #automata #paperengineering #harrypotter

You move next to a pub and then complain that you live near a pub - this is a great local pub “for local people” and narrow boaters www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/therisings...

Here’s a set of wild animal models I designed recently. Just push them out and slot them together following the easy to follow instructions.

It’s time I started sharing some of the things that I am working on for myself. To start, here’s a new project – a book with pencils and pre-cut pieces. Colour in the parts and slot them together (no glue required) to create a harbour scene.