windup

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Bravo is fortunate he’s seen Dodger broadcasts mentioning Koufax at the stadium and on TV, motivating him to learn more, which led to seeing his windup on YouTube.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

On Wednesday he was an automaton, almost like a windup toy.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025

Early designs included fake vomit and a plastic robot called Mr. Machine, a windup robot that was transparent, allowing children to see how the gears worked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

James plays both Hal and Bill, twin brothers whose family is cursed by the presence of a murderous windup monkey their father brings back from a trip.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

“One-and-two to Baker. J. R. Richard rocks into his windup, around comes the arm, the one-two pitch...”

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner