Joseph Herscher
YouTube personality
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Joseph Herscher is a YouTube personality known for his channel Joseph's Machines. Herscher is a kinetic artist who specializes in making comical chain-reaction machines.[1] He made his first machine, the Lolly Machine, when he was five.[2]
Joseph Herscher | |
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Herscher in 2026 | |
| Born | January 14, 1985 |
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| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Genre | Comical Chain-Reaction Machines |
| Subscribers | 7.75 million |
| Views | 4.72 billion |
| Last updated: 4 April 2026 | |
| Website | josephsmachines.com |
He was a 2013 Artist-in-Residence at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation in Charlotte, North Carolina.[3]
Herscher's parents are the singer Linn Lorkin and Herschal Herscher.[4] He was born in New York City, grew up in Auckland, New Zealand, and then moved back to New York City where he continued to create his eccentric machines.[5][6][7] He is also a public speaker. Joseph created and starred in the 2015 comedy web series Jiwi's Machines. In July 2019, he launched a new web series, What's Your Problem?, co-created with Gemma Gracewood and made by Augusto Entertainment.[8] As of June 2021[update], Herscher was living in London.[9]
Many of Herscher's devices are referred to as Rube Goldberg machines.[10][11][12][13]
