Theo Jansen: The art of creating creatures

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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[Sotoberi]

Why does this man see himself as an evolutionary propagationist rather than what he is - a brilliant robotics engineer?

[orenab1]

ah... guys, you realize this thing isn't REALLY alive, right?

[ridewave444]

Yeah, there's an the emporer has no clothes element to this. These are NOT animals. This is NOT life. They have NO brain. He has done some very good & inventive engineering and it IS interesting, however this TED audience goes overboard in being enthralled with guests sometimes. You can get too wrapped up in your sense of self importance and actually become limited in your thinking if you get too much into your TED "club". They showed this proclivication with Sarah Silverman unfortunately.

[afg96]

Ladies and Gentleman please educate yourselves about technology! It is just pressure pipes with air, water and electricity. That is all, we had this technology since 1700's

[lightandbeautiful]

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The word "gay" helps homosexual activists push their agenda.

[MrMovieSound]

incredible! .. if you read this then please check out my videos! i work hard on them and dont get very many views .. be sure to watch SEEDS and SOFTLY CONFINED .. thanks 

[MikesGoAcademy]

@Sotoberi

Is there a difference?

What does life mean?

sure they cant multiply yet and sure random change should take a long time

So evolving as a singular or a group is still far

but those are just few steps towards artificial life.

[endurance619]

@Sotoberi He lives between the limits of the genius and the craziness. Yet his ideas are so simple that no electricity neither any metal scraps are needed.

[PivotSideEffects]

I thought it was a joke...this is ted,i mean,no one ACTUALLY thought he evolved them and they were sentient...right....

[ekuLpsaaH]

@FractalBolt beach

[DroForTheLow]

@Sotoberi Because it is a fact that this creature is a LIVING animal, machines are not alive. What degree or background do you have to classify this man for what he is lmao?

[FractalBolt]

5:44 "to survive all the dangers of the bitch" ... you go Theo, we all need to survive to the dangers of them bitches!