Bevel gears used to mount motors vertically. Theo Jansen’s Strandbeest design is a favorite and for good reason; the gliding gait is mesmerizing and this RC version by [tosjduenfs] is wonderful to ...

The Strandbeest is a walking machine, a creation of the celebrated artist Theo Jansen. They can look intimidating in their complexity, but it’s quite possible to build your own. In fact, if you’ve got ...

Theo Jansen has been working on his Strandbeest since 1990. The Strandbeest is an artificial lifeform made of plastic tubes that acts like a skeleton and moves like a living creature, propelled by ...

Dutch artist Theo Jansen is famous for his massive walking Strandbeest sculptures. Now, he’s releasing miniature (and much cuter!) 3-D printed versions. For more than 20 years, Dutch artist Theo ...

If you’re like many people, you know about Theo Jansen already. You may not know you know, but on reflection perhaps you realize you do. You’ve come across his kinetic sculptures in videos online, or ...

Aloysius Low is a Senior Editor at CNET covering mobile and Asia. Based in Singapore, he loves playing Dota 2 when he can spare the time and is also the owner-minion of two adorable cats. Made up of ...

Strandbeest is a kinetic sculpture created from plastic tubing and powered by sails. "I make skeletons that are able to walk on the wind, so they don't have to eat," said Theo Jansen, the Dutch artist ...

A herd of large, futuristic creatures born on the wild, windswept Dutch coast has taken up residence a world away in fast-paced high-rise Singapore. Their creator, Theo Jansen, calls them strandbeests ...

A breathtaking image by Lena Herzog opens Ian Frazier’s story this week on Theo Jansen’s Strandbeests—kinetic sculptures, resembling giant animal skeletons, that can walk on the beach, powered only by ...

When a Strandbeest walks, as two did last weekend on the beach in Ipswich, Massachusetts, it walks on its own time; or, rather, on the wind’s time, rambling slowly with a breeze, or scurrying along in ...