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Mad science? The drill powered Strandbeest walker

July 16, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Every now and then Geek Native finds a Strandbeest story. It just goes to show just how Theo Jansen’s designs are reaching people. This particular strandbeest turns you into something of a centaur-strandbeest, adding hind-legs powered by a household drill and letting you scoot around the street.…

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Anti-zombie designs: Walking house model built from LEGO

July 19, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Inspired by Theo Jansen’s Strandbeests LEGO builder Jason Allemann created this walking LEGO platform. I watch this video and think of houses in a post-apocalyptic zombie future. Zombies suck at climbing and tend to be slow.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: lego, strandbeests, zombies

The Future Forms of Life

August 6, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Theo Jansen’s kinetic sculptures, Strandbeests, have been featured on Geek Native before. I’m sure they’ll be featured again. This is an animation inspired by the Strandbeests. David Lance’s look ahead to the future and the worry that we might succeed a little too well when it comes to alternative life.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: david lance, strandbeests

Impressive LEGO Strandbeest

May 25, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Are you familiar with strandbeests? They are a strange mix between art and engineering. The Strandbeest is the creation of Dutch artist Theo Jansen who has “evolved” the design over the years.…

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: lego, strandbeests

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