As this ...
What is this? What does this means?
This called Strandbeest. And it means "beach beast", and it is a type of kinetic sculpture made from tools like plastic tubing, cardboard boxes, plastic bottles, hose, tape, etc ...
How these sculptures work?
These sculptures walk by flapping wings in response to the wind, discerning obstacles in their path through feelers.
What kind of system they use?
Strandbeest use Klann Linkage system which is a planar mechanism created to imitate the gait of legged animal and work as a wheel replacement. The linkage consists of the frame, a crank, two grounded rockers, and two couplers all connected by pivot joints.
Who made these?
His name is Theo Jansen, he born in 14/3/1948, in The Hague, Netherlands.
He is a Dutch artist and kinetic sculptor. He is working on that type of work for more than fifteen years.
Does he has another concept design ?
Yes, he has many concept designs . As these ...
In my opinion, this last design is the best design I have seen from theo jansen. and also you can see how huge that is !!
And also he had a hard time with his toy!!!
In my conclusion, I would say that probably we would see something will be useful for the environment and life in the future. And I wish that ...
for more information, you can visit Theo jansen's website: http://www.strandbeest.com/
I hope you enjoyed ...
Theo Jansen does NOT use a Klann Linkage!
ReplyDeleteThey are very different mechanisms