Lost art of Automatons alive again

January 29, 2012 7:13 AM

From the bestselling children's novel "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" to the Oscar nominated film "Hugo," automatons - mechanical marvels from a time gone by - are in the spotlight. Seth Doane takes a look at the extraordinary world of automatons.

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