Sunday, 8. December 2002
Topic: - on December 8, 2002 at 12:44:36 PM CET
The evolution of bizarre machines that walk when powered by gusts of wind
Ten years ago, Dutch scientist-turned-artist Theo Jansen had a vision: art that evolved. The evolution of his bizarre machines that walk when powered by gusts of wind took place on a computer. Trained as a physicist (he was a doctoral student but did not finish), Jansen designed a program that simulated pairs of legs of different lengths. He then created virtual creatures and raced them against each other to find the ones that moved most efficiently.
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