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A Remote Controlled Robotic Dog Inspired by the Design of Theo Jansen’s Walking Strandbeest Sculptures

A Walking Bicycle That Uses the Mechanical Design of Theo Jansen’s Kinetic Wind-Powered Strandbeest
A craftsman for The Q science channel quite skillfully built a walking bicycle that employs the same mechanical design pioneered by Theo Jansen (previously) for…

A Kinetic Walking Chair Crawls Around Burning Man
Engineer Mark Ellis created The Playa Crawler, a brilliantly designed kinetic walking chair that he uses at Burning Man. The legs of this chair were…

Theo Jansen Debuts ‘UMINAMI’, His Newly Slimmed Down Wind Powered Walking 2018 Strandbeest
For years we’ve been writing about Dutch artist Theo Jansen and his Strandbeests, incredible wind-powered walking sculptures, and those inspired by them. Over the years,…

Adam Savage Builds a Pedal-Powered Walking Strandbeest Inspired by Artist Theo Jansen
For the latest project in Tested’s “One Day Builds” series, Adam Savage built a pedal-powered walking Strandbeest inspired by the Dutch artist Theo Jansen on…

A Remarkable Walking Mechanical Skull Inspired by Theo Jansen’s Incredible Strandbeest
Japanese sculptor Y Nakajima has created a truly remarkable mechanical skull that walks using the same principles of Theo Jansen’s Strandbeest. photos via Y Nakajima

An Amazing Walking Bike That Employs the Same Principles as Theo Jansen’s Glorious Strandbeest
Inspired by Theo Jansen’s remarkable Strandbeest, artists at the industrial design collective CARV have created a Strandbeest Walking Bike, which employs the same glorious principles…

Artist Theo Jansen Walks His Magnificent Kinetic Strandbeests Along the Beach in San Francisco
In 2011 we wrote about Dutch artist Theo Jansen and his Strandbeests, incredible wind-powered walking sculptures that harness the power of the wind to move…

Adam Savage Gleefully Marvels at Theo Jansen’s Strandbeest During Its Visit to San Francisco
In a new video for Tested, a very excited Adam Savage made his way over to Crissy Field in San Francisco to meet up with…