My creations, a new form of life | Theo Jansen
My creations, a new form of life | Theo Jansen
http://www.ted.com Artist Theo Jansen demonstrates the amazingly lifelike kinetic sculptures he builds from plastic tubes and lemonade bottles. His creatures are designed to move — and even survive — on their own.
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My creations, a new form of life | Theo Jansen
My creations, a new form of life | Theo Jansen
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They're giant Lego Technics, not living organisms.
i feel like this is what would be in science books when the machines take over and they forget we ever existed. like this is their biology lesson.
There will be a great war between the robot factions, the Electrics vs the Kinetics. The Electrics strom the Kinetics beaches and attack, many are short circuited by the wet sand and many others make it to the Strandbeest. The Kinetics will fight back trampling the Electronics with their innumerable legs.
When the smoke clears both sides suffer devastating loses and decide to forfit the war.
Has anyone read Junji Ito's "Gyo"? It's about engineered leggy creatures who are powered by gas… o.O
Humanity can be so AMAZING!
MUSIC PLEASE !!!
Modern day davinci
theirs nothing living here theirs no lives its just wood/metal being pushed by wind.
QUEEEE….. apenas y me lo creo; pero de todos somos capaces!! eso es un ser viviente…
la bellezza di queste macchine è che ci presentano dei robot molto umanizzati…. che riflettono i più alti Valori creativi dell' Uomo.
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its so creepy, he's talking about them as though they are alive.
How come my life be so boring ???????
behold, the power of autism
If we get attacked by plastic, giants crabs from the future, we'll know whom to blame.
Its alive! Amazing!
Umm… Maybe it can move and respond to change and all that, but it can't reproduce or repair itself. It is not a life form or an animal. It is merely a very simple plastic robot that doesn't run on electricity. It doesn't even do anything. It might as well use solar panels, traditional motors, and wheels. The mechanism is very romantic and inspiring, but it cannot fulfill its purpose.
absolutely love this dreemer…. magician.. artist..
This is how dull the "evolutionists" are. They refer to a created "creature" as having evolved. Perhaps they are finally admitting that in fact all life has been created, just like this one.
imagine a trollycart made using this technology. Store bottles of air and just let them run one way down the road
Fantástico! <3
Just Magnificent!
Okay stop calling this evolution, it's just going to confuse creationists.
bien
Intelligent design
The binary counter blew me away; I was not expecting any internal representation of the world.
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Can I like this video two times?
Strandbeests will never live on their own. They will always be parasites, only capable to reproduce in humans.
anything kinetic is not life n not animal..
wow…….
steampunk robot life is real.
unbelievable!
Sorry to tell you, but these tube mechanisms aren't organisms or life in general
Perfect.
I saw this for my first time just yesterday and promptly went to Theo Jansen's Strandbeest website. I was delighted to find a model kit of one of his animals and ordered two, one for me and one for my stepson who is a quite good young artist. After I assemble mine I plan on a visit to my younger children's schools to give a small demo in hopes of inspiring a little bit of creativity and curiosity.
240p? Seriously? Don't waste my time.
its not an animal.stop calling it that
great!!!
este tio es lo mas parecido a dios que he visto , crea nuevos seres autonomos , es lo mejor del mundo , y con material reciclado
It has to actually be alive in order to "survive" and "evolve." Stop treating this like biology and approach it like it really is: mechanics. It's just mechanics, people. It's artistic and inspiring mechanics that give the illusion of life, but it's still just mechanics. You created an elaborate art piece, not a life form.
Kill it before the eggs hatch
I love Theo's sense of humor, even if the common man (especially trolls) may not understand… ☻
Wow just wow
It's not everyday I see ideas, works like this. Last time I was swept away like this was when I discovered Salvador Dali.
Well, what's the use? It's fine if it is just some amusement. Just like art. But its use for science?
Robots without batteries, solar or any other electric power or artificial intelligence. Bravo.