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Most of this video didn't show much of interest to me BUT just for about 6 seconds at around 6.00 into this video below, it shows a strange walking contraption that appears to be made of bamboo and is powered by the wind to slowly and gently walk along a beech.



What the hell is it?
Can anyone give me the name of this thing? Does it even HAVE a name!? If not, any suggestions on what we should call it?
Can you give any weblinks explaining what it is?
I want to know more about it.

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Seems like makeshift wheels that get pushed by the wind on the umbrellas.
What it is or its purpose is beyond me.
Probably just art.

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I was right 🤗

Google "Theo Jansen wind powered sculptures"
Wiki says he is a Dutch artist. And each sculpture already has a name.

There are 4 YouTube videos that show up.

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@phil-a-dork said
I was right 🤗

Google "Theo Jansen wind powered sculptures"
Wiki says he is a Dutch artist. And each sculpture already has a name.

There are 4 YouTube videos that show up.
Thanks! 🙂
I did that and here is one such video;

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Perhaps we can just call them 'Jansen machines'.

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@humy
Yeah, saw these creations a couple years ago.
So the wind just pushes, I was thinking there was something mechanical going on with wind turned into propulsion but it is simpler than that. The museum piece shows a couple of them just being pushed by humans so the wind just pushes on the whole assembly.