Kinetic Sculptures

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Top 5 Amazing Kinetic Sculpture Videos (Wired) reported on a Theo Jansen, an amazing Dutch sculptor. However, some of their video links aren’t working anymore, so here are some fresher ones below.

Theo Jansen − Animaris Rhinoceros (YouTube) This sculpture weighs two tons and is made of steel and cloth—but a strong wind can push it along, articulating its huge legs in elegant slow-motion.

Kinetic Horse Sculpture (YouTube) This is a kinetic origami, powered by a central motor with a single offset axle moving its four legs. The carefully folded joints coupled with the single motor elicit a silky-smooth motion that’s hard to believe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcR7U2tuNoY (YouTube) The artist behind the best of these works is Theo Jansen—this is a commercial featuring another enormous work of his: a multipede that walks along a beach, again powered only by the wind.