Trailer of the DVD The Jaquet Droz androids

Between 1770 and 1773, after the disappearance of his young daughter and wife, Pierre JaquetDroz, clockmaker by trade builds a small mechanical family. A worthy successor to the famous Vaucanson, he created with his son HenryLouis, and JeanFrédéric Leschot, androids whose size, faces and movements closely imitated real life. The birth of the automatons writer, draftsman and musician illustrate an important step forward in medical research that led to the fabrication of artificial organs and prosthesis s, resulting in the favorable replacement of missing limbs. Similar to Vaucanson, JaquetDrozs goal wasn t merely to entertain but also to educate the public and advance science.