Unbelievable Creatures of 21 Century. 8 pics + video

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Theo Jansen says that the creatures will one day have muscles, as well as brains complicated enough to allow them to perform complex actions. 

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The secret to Jansen’s kinetic sculptures is his leg design. The legs do not need to lift up the entire “creature” as most robotic leg designs do.  This makes the “strandbeests”, as he calls them, incredibly efficient.  Theo Jansen’s legs are the most efficient way to transport heavy objects across sand.

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