Strandbeest Evolution 2025

If you aren't already familiar with Dutch artist and engineer Theo Jansen's Strandbeests, you are in for a treat. Strandbeests are lightweight wind-powered kinetic sculptures that walk down the beach on their own. Where they go and what they do depends on which way the wind is blowing- and how hard. We know that, but it still seems that they each have a mind of their own. 

Jansen's sculptures are doubly pleasing, first because you marvel at the mechanisms that make them work, and then because they are just beautiful. This new compilation video shows the different forms a Strandbeest can take, and the different ways they move. Even if you are familiar with Jansen's work, you will get a kick out of what the "beests" have been doing. (via Born in Space)