What is the name of the guy who makes huge wood robots that walk by themselves?

Question

What is the name of the guy who makes huge wood robots that walk by themselves? In the videos, they are seen on a beach i think in the UK, and they are many legged, and they use the wind to move their legs and walk. Help?

Answer 1

Theo Jansen is a contemporary artist who decided to give robots a real life. The Kinetic Sculptor, the Dutch engineer turned artist, studied science at the University of Delft (The Netherlands). He gave up school to become a painter. Then, in 1980, he built a big flying saucer which could fly (really) .

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