Kybernetica.com > Strandbeests: Wind-powered artificial life
[Politics in the Zeros. Anti-war, global warming, peak oil, progressive politics] For example, one Strandbeest sucks air through some tubing. If water from the surf or a tide pool obstructs the tube, the mechanism reverses to move in the opposite direction.
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[Stop US Wars] Strandbeests: Wind-powered artificial life: “The walls between art and engineering exist only in our minds.” say Strandbeest creator Theo Jansen. They move solely powered by wind.
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