HELIX Solar Powered Kinetic Sculpture

HELIX is a solar powered machine with a light seeking head and independently twisting legs. It is constructed from copper wire, brass and scrap electronics. Helix was the 3rd in a trilogy of solar powered sculptures and is influenced by the fact I was reading War of the Worlds at the time I made it.

Music: The Octopus Project.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• kinetic
• art
• sculpture
• automata
• automaton
• beam
• electronic
• wells
• tripod
• fighting
• machine
• clockworkrobot
• solar
• power

[chrisque5]

Awesome when the clip starts....

But it was boring as it dint do anything!!!!

GTH!!!

[MarbleMad]

Maybe too subtle.

[MajorShroom]

it didnt do anything

[MarbleMad]

It's subtle :)

[SolarTrinkets]

heres a nice little revolving solar sculpture... ''solar powered revolving VW campervans model''

[hardcoredirengreyfan]

record it for a longer time and then fastforward. Like recording lillies in the dark or whatever flower it is that turns in circles looking for sunlight.

[parturisco]

nice construction

cool sound!

[rabuu2]

What's the title of this psychedelic skullfucking peace of Motherfucker!!!!By The Octopus Project.

[evrimv]

You should use at least 100cm2 good solar cells.

it need current to drive motors.

[cjoemex]

it moves just a bit...now make it walk

[allesleiwand]

could you make a little longer video, but play it a lot faster? please. so we could really see the movement, not the 'slowness'. thanks!

[CrudityDevArt]

yeah it moves very slowly :) I'd like to have it in my garden :D