spoiler: role of dwarf question
is it just a coincidence that real claire is a dwarf and a savant, and the automaton was made for a dwarf by some sort of savant?
the automaton was designed to be used by a dwarf and would have been also designed by some sort of genius. Seems like one of real claires relatives would be the type of person who made the original. And that would explain its presence in the villa. too many coincidences, but it is interesting.