Applause Machine

I am making a machine that claps you as you pass it, when looking for ideas on the mechanism I came across this by Martin Smith:



This feels more like an office toy than a piece of art. You can't actually hear it clap, which is disappointing. The whole point of a clap is that it is a sound generated through an action rather than just an action.

The plan for mine is that it will be wall mountable about shoulder height, and the hands will be life size. The tricky part will be getting the shape of the hands right to make the right sound. eek.