The 34-Year Experiment That Turned Plastic Tubes Into A Living “Species”
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The 34-Year Experiment That Turned Plastic Tubes Into A Living “Species”
For 34 years, Dutch inventor Theo Jansen has been evolving his Strandbeests — wind-powered walking skeletons designed to survive on the beach like living creatures. Each generation overcame challenges: weight support, smooth gait, sand resistance, storm survival, energy storage, and even primitive senses and “nervous systems.” What began ...
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