Theo Jansen: My creations, a new form of life

http://www.ted.com Artist Theo Jansen demonstrates the amazingly lifelike kinetic sculptures he builds from plastic tubes and lemonade bottles. His creatures are designed to move -- and even survive -- on their own.

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  Science & Technology

[Decision Made]

I'm never camping on the beach again.

[Aaron Meadows]

these negative comments show why science should mix with art. scientific minds are so unimaginative sometimes.

[Michael Parsons]

The most dumbfounding thing I have ever seen. For those that don't understand that is a compliment :)

[turbo3oh]

Amazing

[sophiamannherz]

It may be just another pollution now, but imagine, how the idea of it might change technologies! Art is rarely useful in the beginning but once people start to fit the new ideas into their heads, it has been known to change the world through the ideas that enter other people´s heads after the horizon has been opened for them.

[MrCrisern]

NASA exploration in space and mars

[aimee pearl]

What can our mother nature benefit from this invention? Absolutely nothing!

[aimee pearl]

This maybe genius but this is another pollution be released out in the open water. This guy is lunatic. He called it animal!?

[zoktoberfest]

As these machines walk along the beach

powered by the wind; aquatic adaptations could walk along the seabed, powered by the tides. PVC tubing is quite impervious to sea water. Just a thought

[Authentista]

can these please come to burning man???

[Michael Moyse]

Incredible. If this doesn't have some kind of massive impact on the world in years to come, i'd be surprised.

[JustLocal]

ART!