Animaris Rhinoceros Transport

Animaris Rhinoceros Transport by Theo Jansen

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Animaris
• Rhinoceros
• Transport
• Theo
• Jansen

[neocons1345]

Needs WD 40

[plasmabol]

useless.. omg... if you think this is useless ... all of the "necessary" stuff we have in the rich west is useless. Only food+water isn't if you look at it that way. All music is useless too in your opinion am i right?

[IronicallyVague]

Don't bother reading the dim-witted, self gratifying egotistical comments below...

Mr Jansen isn't only trying to get from point A to point B with his creations, He is creating a kinetic sculpture that "lives"

They can be powered by the wind, sun and sea & store that energy in plastic bottles for use later. they can walk endlessly or to the ocean and after filling the bottles sense the waves are too close simply walk away or if the wind is to strong it can lower it's wing to protect itself

[TAPriceCTR]

@Proxima256

interesting... guess he does have credit for the walker.

not having to touch every point does not necessarily create an advantage. the additional weight of these legs will more than override any advantage over a basic wheel drive, however now that I think about it, weight is a valuable attribute for a wind driven device but I am still pretty sure a wheeled mechanism could be made more effective in speed and versitility... but walking is what makes him believe he created life.

[Proxima256]

@TAPriceCTR Could you please reference who came up with the concept originally? The advantage would be that it does not have to touch every point between 2 points in order to get there (like a wheel). Also the surface area touching the sand is much larger. I wouldnt be so quick to say it weighs more, though obviously it may take up more space.

It uses a mechanical, binary step counter, the motors/pumps drive rams that push the creature forward, not the legs, so in fact the whole thing is binary

[TAPriceCTR]

@Proxima256 he did not reinvent the wheel, he merely worked someone elses invention into his artwork. and again, what is the advantage? it weighs more and takes up much more space than the wheel, if it is restricted to terrain the wheel can handle there is no advantage.

yes a mechanical ganglia is impressive but he wisely keeps the operations analog which means no matter how advanced it can not be compared to "bits"

[Proxima256]

@TAPriceCTR these were designed for beaches and sand. Theo looks at these sculptures as a new form of life so, i would guess, to him saying they should be able to handle rough terrain etc would be like expecting whales to climb trees.. what makes the walking mechanism amazing is that the axle (or hip i suppose) stays level, Theo Jansen has reinvented the wheel! Some of the more complex ones even have a mechanical brain, as far as i can tell they have about 8bits of memory. Its pretty spectacular

[TAPriceCTR]

ok. I get the premise. on flat ground this object walks with no energy being spent on standing... very useful for study but since it can only walk on flat ground, it is not of much use, what is the next step to allow it to handle terrain that wheels can not (the only real use for a walking machine.

[JackHarveyOi]

absolutely inspired.

[romainelettuce2]

wow only a fucking redneck would think putting wd-40 on something like this would work.........