Strandbeest: The Dream Machines of Theo Jansen Exhibit Tour
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- We tour the new Strandbeest at the Exploratorium science museum in San Francisco and get up close to Theo Jansen's magnificent creatures. We also chat with Theo about his evolutionary philosophy and build process, and what's next for the Strandbeest.
Strandbeest: The Dream Machines of Theo Jansen is currently on display at The Exploratorium in San Francisco: www.exploratori...
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i have met theo jansen in teal life. He is an awesome guy. Nice to see him getting allot of attention with his awesome works.
100% agreed. He is very friendly and approachable.
what is this teal life ur talking about
haha!
+Lerbyn you know that moment you look away from your screen or take of your goggles and think "this game looks boring but the graphics are amazing!"? That is it.
I have only met his fossils, PVC pipes. They are very hollow and carry my electric wires inside home.
I fell in love with these when I first saw them in their natural environs - A beautiful combination of engineering and nature.
I love the concept & philosophy behind them & how each new generation informs the next. Even better is how well laid out that exhibit is to explain it all! It's a true inspiration to any maker looking to re-make, improve, & develop a design of something that is uniquely their own.
Wow, love this guy, love his attitude, and I love his art. Never stop Mr. Jansen
Norm, Your pronunciation of "Strand Beest" was almost perfect!
That is the first time I have heared a non-dutch person say it almost perfect!
Funny how Mr. Jansen pronounced it "Strand Beast". I guess he's not really Dutch.
Genius art and science rolled into one. Awesome work.
In the future we will se these creatures cleaning the beaches
... of tourists.
Or rampaging through Tokyo
ArcanHage They will end up just licking their own butts...
I don't mind, or see them walking randomly with A.I attached to them so they can always walk on the beaches.
in the netherlands electric wiring is put inside the pvc pipes, not around it :)
+MonkeyShaman only him. I figured out he messed up his wording pretty easily.
Yeah, he meant to say the PVC pipe is wrapped around the wiring, he just fucked it up royally. Hooray for autism!
They’re alive! And so responsive to the wind choreographer!
thanks, now even Trump can understand it.
Mandarin Duck yeah right, it’s not an 80s hardbody, or the vaguely isolated concept of effusive “big”-ness. He’s not ever even gonna feign interest, let alone understanding.
Glad somebody brought up Trump though, you don’t see that very often in comment sections, so kudos :D
Wires aren't wrapped around these pipes, they are run through them. You silly sod Norm...
And isnt that how it's done in most of the world? How else do you route electricity through a house?
In America, you just drill holes in the wooden studs of a house and run the electrical wires through them. It actually seems rather dangerous in comparison to finding out they run them through wires in other countries.
They don't usually run them inside pipes in the states. They are just inside the wall stapled to the studs.
yes! sorry, i misspoke. the pvc is around the wiring, not the other way around :)
@Ravenclaw1991 Yes, that do sound a bit dangerous x) If an electrician did that where im from he'd risk losing his license
Great to see Norm geek out over these.
I wonder whether Theo will at one point incorperate technique to let the strandbeesten walk upwind. It's doable. It takes turbine to drive an axle. There are turbine car races going straight upwind in the Dutch province of Zeeland. And I believe the Google Blackbird once did it at 2x the wind speed.
This guy is literally a god. His strandbeest are more amazing then the most technological robot right now.
I would like to compiment Norm on the pronounciation of "theo jansen" and "strandbeest". Its the best pronounciation of these words that I have ever heard because it comes so close to the actual Dutch pronounciation
He pulls the ah sound a but too long in strand and in Jansen, but overall the best I've heard from a non Dutch speaking person
I love the Strandbeest! Wish I could come to the US and watch this Exhibit.
fantastic...makes you think
I can imagine the crocodile hunter being all hey look over there that's a dream machine genetically created by theo jansen...i'm gonna touch it
It's terrific that this exhibit has traveled in the USA Theo Jansen and his PVC are mesmerizing.
I saw this TED talk where he showed a brain, he used a binary step-counter. Bizarre clever invention!
Minor correction. The PVC pipes are used for electrical wires to be threaded through them, not wrapped around.
I'm pretty sure he knows that but it came out completely wrong.
What a great artist!! He takes his own aesthetic and makes it interesting to everyone.
Now we need a new design that people can ride like a bicycle.
This guy's design and engineering approach are weird but so interesting!
This guy is crazy and I love it!
Strandbeests looks like they came right out of a notebook of Leonardo Davinci's. Cool video!
Excellent interview.
I'm wondering if NASA or JPL could use this artist/engineer's ideas to propel robots on Mars.
Also, with 3D printing machines, wouldn't it be possible to make stronger strandbeets out of carbon fiber ?
Genius , i’ve always love the dutch people
Nederland!
Ja
Mooi nou
+1
Dan heb je deze tijd toch een reden om "Nederland" te juichen... #belgieeuropeeskampioen
+Jonas Poffyn haha belgie kampioen !!
i like that at the end, we could here a very distinct sound of an animal walking.
De strand beeeeEEeEeeeeeEyyst Shall take over THE WORLD!!
2:00 in runners, contact time in minimize for propulsion. I suppose in strandbeesten it's for traction against the wind.
In animals, the legs push off the ground to drive the animal.
In the Strandbeest, the wind pushes the animal to drive the animal.
In the Strandbeest, rather than the legs driving the animal, the sand is driving the legs to move. The walking motion does not produce propulsion. The walking motion actually reduces propulsion. It is all a clever illusion to make it look like the Strandbeest is walking. The Strandbeest would be much more efficient if it rolled instead of walked. But if it rolled, it wouldn't catch people's imagination.
That being said, the Strandbeest needs as much ground contact as possible to push the legs into motion. Without much ground contact, the legs would just dig in, the Strandbeest would stop, and eventually possibly just blow over.
For the people that were wondering what Strandbeest means. It translates BeachAnimal
good job Adam you did what you wanted!!
The strandbeest is a child born of the mind. It fertilizes the womb with awe and wonder, and a new generation is born of the labors.
And a small lesson: our wires are in the pvc piping, not wrapped around, and another TNX for mentioning its The Netherlands and not saying holland... GJ
Those beasts are soooo cool!!!
Imagine these on the surface of another planet, exploring just by wind energy.
wrapped around? electrical wiring standard in most European countries says electrical wires mounted in walls needs to be put through pvc pipes like this for easier wiring of houses and better electrical safety than if the wires was just put in loose in the wall. that is why its such a common material.
polyvinyl chloride materials are flammable so how save is it really?
+DUKE NUKEM I imagine it makes it harder for insulation to catch on fire as easily.
fire is not the only issue when it comes to cables: rodents are less likely to chew through pipe than wire; a pipe will protect the cable from moist in the wall; if you drill into the wall and hit a pipe, the drill will most likely slide off
Such a Duke Nukem thing to say.
think outside the pipe
I'm starting work at a biorobotics lab and working on codes to run these complex couples odes is no joke. Major props to getting something like this working without motor assist
In the final seconds of the video you can see the Beast taking a POOP !!
He should put them on a leash when he wants to walk them around, A pendulum and watch mechanics seem like they would be an obvious choice for a heart.. I hope one day they can pick up litter like needles , plastic , and junk. Make it big and ride-able with (bike / tredmil or wind surfing -kite) locomotion and charge people for a ride , like renting a jetski or banana boat...
Can't wait for Adam's Metal ride-able one__
Putting a leash on them would go against everything he intends of them. They are his children not pets, and he wants them to eventually be self sustaining
Wow I watched this like 5 years ago on dvd
It would be neat if he could incorporate some sensors and program them to avoid obstacles. I can't see this going for more than a couple hours without running into a tree.
It's well worth looking into them more, they have simple pvc 'sensors' ie poles that detect the sea so they don't just walk into the sea and 'drown' also remember they're beach creatures not urban
He does have sensors in them, it's quite cool actually. He puts a tube at the feet of some of these so when they walk into water, it cuts off the intake of air, forcing the beast to walk away from the water. Another sensor system he has in them is when the wind is too heavy a sensor trips and the sails drop and a hook burrows into the grab as to stop them from blowing away.
I love Theo Jansen's work!
I made this in the game Little Big Planet ones... it worked! :)
Dude, I wanna see
i want norm to be my personal tourist guide when im on a field trip.
Glad to see Strandbeest inspiring San Francisco! Who will be next?
The wires aren't wrapped around the pipes, they run through them
I want to make a motorized ridable one. Or make like the tank tread tracks that attach to 4x4's but with like 4 or 5 legs at each wheel hub.
Fantastic machines, or plastic animals. Its a lot of work behind this constructions. fun to see them
awesome! I'm Dutch
I admire that organic movement
art comes to life
Philosophy and religion and epoch. Oh the dithering heights Norm! Let's all gather at this sculptors feet at once 😊
The StrandBeests are amazing, wish the guy here would stop calling them Strong Base, it's StrandBeest
my brain is going crazy with thoughts of evolution. the mechanics of dna physically manifested . mind blown!
I wish you got a real close up of the joints, how he made them....
I get it and completely agree that this is an incredible and beautiful design, more so incredible since its entirely mechanical but comparing this to life forms, with DNA, and ability to reproduce is a bit over the top. By this measure, even Arduino's and Lego should be compared to life forms. Nonetheless, the lack of electronics and computation limits the ability of what the Strandbeest can do. In fact adding simple pressure and proximity sensors with a few actuators can take this to the next level; something that perhaps can be used to clean beeches while it strolls around with minimal energy input. Maybe I should build one myself with some motors and sensors and then invite Jansen for a race :)
Arduino and LEGO have both "evolved" over the years. Evolution is not a _biological_ process, it's just a process.
Yes, evolution is a process indeed, however technological evolution and biological evolution are not the same thing. The strandbeest strictly falls under one category and not the other, unlike what the video suggests by referring to them as 'animals', having a DNA, and having the ability to reproduce. Just say it like it is, its a complex and clever mechanical machine with an incredible design inpired by nature. Could use less of the additional BS layers of 'ohh look at this, this is like a lifeform...'
There's really not a difference between technological and biological evolution. Both select for optimal attributes. In the end, the only difference is what is doing the selecting.
So, yes, it is a complex and clever machine, which was developed using a relatively simple evolutionary process. If the selector is given millions of years, this complex, clever machine would eventually be able to adapt to most situations presented to it.
Just like, you know, us. It is very much "like a lifeform".
I beg to differ again. Granted that evolution in both the cases proceeds via similar dynamics, but there is a critical difference. The randomness and blind natural selection process in biological evolution is replaced by human will and choice in technological evolution. In nature, success means the passing on of genes; it is not a function of consciousness or choice. In technology, however, success (rather outcome) depends on us and our choices. Technology is under our control in a way biology is not (these boundaries are getting blurred with gene editing technologies like CRISPR-Cas9). However, (for now) in biological evolution, there is no designer; in technological evolution, there is a designer.
Is the way Norm and Adam say "Strandbeest" right? Theo himself calls them "Strandbeest" with the "ee" sound at the end
Norm and Adam pronounce Strandbeest a lot closer to the Dutch pronunciation than Theo does.
Gillonde That's what I thought, pretty funny
Good job
I wonder if this design could be modified to be used for mars rovers?
it would be the first living thing on Mars and
stir up controversy
We need these on 07/20/2019
Oh god why is your interview voice so much different from your normal voice?
"Theo GREAAAT to meet you, this exhibit is AMAAAAAAAZIING."
NoooOOOOOOuuuuUUUrrmmmMMMssss voice inflection informs the designer with zingy teeeeeeEEEaaAArrmssssss
Theo Jansen the one 🕺🦘🙃
BTW it's not wrapped around the pipes... we dutch put the electric cables inside them
As do everybody else.
This might be asking for a lot, but do you think flight is possible?
There actually is one that acts like a kite
this is my favorite piece and enjoyed watching. subbed and liked ! a fellow creator,,.,.
This is so cool. If somebody makes one which could replicate...
Theo picked up a philosophy during one of the TedTalks that he visited that ideas use humans to reproduce. This is also why Theo considers some of his animals extinct, because he could remake them, but he's not interested in continuing that, so they are functionally extinct, as it's called.
He does allude to the current reproductive cycle of the Strandbeest. Look at Adam, he's pregnant now with his very own Strandbeest. The moment of conception was the moment when Adam first saw one and now he is going to birth his very own. They have a symbiotic existence alongside students and artists (who are effectively the Mothers giving birth to new creatures. The new child will have elements from both the Father (the original Strandbeest where the inspiration comes from) and the mother (the person creating the new Strandbeest). I don't doubt that the one Adam creates will have his own tiny little adjustments and ideas thrown in (whether they work or not remains to be seen)
leave it to the Chinese, the replication part
Last oasis build in your future you well....it would be epic if your up to the challenge 😁
As one who talks to my cars, and gives them names, I get it.
Norm, you're a great interviewer. Like Adam, you can tell when you are excited about the topic!
The whiter they are the older they are and the yellower the newer? I would of thought the other way around.
the white comes from sun bleaching. the pvc he uses starts out yellow.
No, he mis-spoke. White PVC turns yellow due to UV exposure among other things. It's a common problem.
except that the pvc pipes Theo uses starts out yellow.
nagualdesign Yeah, that's what I thought, but he may use a specific type of PVC
+nagualdesign No it doesn't, you can only buy it in this yellow (or grey) color in the Netherlands. Search for images of 'elektrabuis' and you'll see.
I saw this on the Science channel.
To me it seems like Norm is speaking a different language when talking to Theo Jansen.
Awesome!
Instant like I love these fucking things
Take a shot every time Norm says "informs the design."
strandbeests forever
All machines has this mechnical movements based. They added the self power, which is burning fuels or gases. This engineering idea can be make to work to use. I know how to make it be self drive. You can use strong steels that is light. Powers by the Wind. You can make it goes fast. In the future clean energy power is possible. We no longer use what we use today. All Locomotoives has it's base from this. idea
Well I see what looking up Last Oasis videos gets me!
The dutch have a rare mix of extreme intelligence and coolness
A well taught physicist, and beautiful mind, wasted rehashing the same design for decades... wonderful....
Why is it Adam Savage's tested and not Adam and Norm's tested? I'm sure Norm was a lot earlier than Adam.
LOL
In holland wiring is not wrapped around PVC pipes, it's actually places insidee them......How hard is it to understand that logic lol ?
these, in my mind, are physically represented programmes. computer programs have updates and fixes and undergo an evolutionary process, so i don't doubt there will come a day when the strandbeests become self sufficient and can reproduce like biological organisms. the building blocks will not be DNA, so all of these processes will have to be thought up by people. the first computers were once mechanical devices, and are now entering the quantum realm; don't doubt technology's ability to advance. the only limit is your mind.
YES, finally called standbeest as Dutch, good job Tested
For such an intelligent man why is he limiting himself to PVC? (Besides the slight use of other materials)... He could progress so much further, by broadening his uses of other materials.
Theo did not finish his physics study. Calling him a physicist is therefor a bit of a stretch. Don't get me wrong - Mister Jansen is brilliant, but his story is the story of leaving the beaten path and making his own way. Abundant his study is one of the early turning points of that story.
I want see a flying strandbeest
holland!!
"turn the Knob to move the Leg" *Wink *wink
Why does he refer to it as if it's a living thing? It's a well DESIGNED and well planned MACHINE.
TheAlmostbob All life is a we DESIGNED and well planned MACHINES, We simply are built of different materials
Neat
nederland
This is like a real life ghibli story
I noticed that neither Adam or Norm pronounce it like Theo and us normal people pronounce it???
Adam and Norm say it as right as they can. Theo is the one saying it in "america speak"; he would probably say it like Adam and Norm do if he was speaking Dutch.
This makes complete sense, the ocean doesn’t have enough plastic in it.........I guarantee that he didn’t run an algorithm on a Commodore 64 to perfect this mechanism. Yikes....smdh........
It was a amiga not a c64 and the strandbeests are designed to avoid the water and every last inch of them either gets put on display or sold as fossils eventually.
how do they get to amerika
ТРАВА НЕ ОТПУСКАЕТ ! КРАСИВО, СЛОЖНО , ЗАНЯТНО, ИС КУСТ ВО !
Is it only me? Or he said it as strandbase, not strand beast
The word beest in Dutch is pronounced like bayst in English.
translate.google.com/?hl=nl#en/nl/bayst
awesome interview!
What mathematical problem does he solve? graph problems etc?
came from chicago
yeej Nederland , blijft zo grappig americanen die nederlandse woorden uitspreken :D ( it funny to hear a American speak dutch words like a name ! ( did you know that Wallstreet comes from the dutch , walstraat ! ) and pvc is used to put electric wires trough not around :D ! these day we dutch use flexible pipes for power pvc is use less and less.