MELBOURNE -- The "Strandbeests", the wind-walking sculptures created by Dutch artist Theo Jansen, made their Australian debut today at Melbourne's Federation Square. As described on Jansen's website, ...

Theo Jansen has been working on his Strandbeest since 1990. The Strandbeest is an artificial lifeform made of plastic tubes that acts like a skeleton and moves like a living creature, propelled by ...

The Strandbeest is a walking machine, a creation of the celebrated artist Theo Jansen. They can look intimidating in their complexity, but it’s quite possible to build your own. In fact, if you’ve got ...

A Strandbeest is an amazing “beach animal”, a kinetic sculptural creation that walks across beaches moved by the wind but propelled by a blend of imagination plus the artistic and technological ...

Of course, all this may have diminished his deathless mystique. But as Theo Jansen has proved, there is no shame in actually executing your most harebrained ideas, nor in delivering TED talks about ...

Jansen's creations are made of pipes, harness wind energy, and move in a way that fools you into believing they're alive. Theo Jansen's Strandbeests are a strange combination of primitive robots and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jonathon Keats is a writer and artist who critiques museum exhibits. This article is more than 9 years old. The Strandbeest is an ...

The 40-foot creature seemed too unwieldy and fragile to move. When it expelled a deep breath, it lumbered forward and briefly startled the people watching on the other side of the barrier. Skeletal ...

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If you’re like many people, you know about Theo Jansen already. You may not know you know, but on reflection perhaps you realize you do. You’ve come across his kinetic sculptures in videos online, or ...

Dutch artist Theo Jansen is famous for his massive walking Strandbeest sculptures. Now, he’s releasing miniature (and much cuter!) 3-D printed versions. For more than 20 years, Dutch artist Theo ...