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, ...

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 ...

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 ...