My creations, a new form of life | Theo Jansen
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2007
- www.ted.com Artist Theo Jansen demonstrates the amazingly lifelike kinetic sculptures he builds from plastic tubes and lemonade bottles. His creatures are designed to move -- and even survive -- on their own.
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I can tell you as someone with a strong background in engineering and technology that this is a remarkable feat. One of the most incredible man-made things I've ever witnessed.
It doesn't matter how many times I see his work, it always amazes me. It is pure brilliance to be capable of making these beasts.
Before I've heared of Theo, I would of never thought of this form of a fusion of grand engineering and art could be possible. What this man has created may be one of the most interesting pieces of art AND engineering we may ever see in a long time.
Answer me this, is Theo Jansen anything short of a genius?
His work bridges the gap that separates art and engineering, and that's part of what makes a true genius- not entirely the ability to create, but the ability to tear down logical boundaries and redefine the world and ways of thinking.
HOW YOU DOING COMRADE ?
I've seen Theo's creatures before but I never knew they were this complex. It's amazing, there are now wires, no computers operating through sensors no hydraulics just an incredible engineered harmony of mechanics and physics.
He made actual living sculptures, using only tubes and water bottles. That's hot.
which begs the question: have people made pornographic kinetic sculptures?
Well, almost living. All he needs to do now is make them able to make the robots able to make more of themselves some how. Then they will really be alive. As they create more and more of them all by themselves, defects may start to occur and natural selection may shape them as they shaped us. Regular biological animals wouldn't eat them since eating plastic and wood isn't really a thing for beings like us. Though these things may evolve to eat more of their type of life, possible evolving predatory systems. They'd need to eat each other to make more of themselves anyways. Maybe one day, consciousness or even sentience may occur in some obscure and hard-for-humans-to-comprehend kind of way.
The way he so pointedly makes statements shows his talent.
I mean
"One problem is the sea. This is the water-feeler, for feeling water."
Fundamentally, that is what it is, but to make such a simple statement about such a complex mechanism is the most amazing thing. That is what it was designed to do, and what it does perfectly.
You can imagine him thinking in that order. The creature needs to feel water, how would it do that?
Those questions form the modules that build the machine.
He's an artist... and what is does is kinetic sculpture...
His creations come alive, when they start to move independent of anyone making it move, and just moving and responding to the environment.
The movement and activity is what he means when he says his creations are alive, as opposed to just some static statue or piece of art just sitting somewhere doing nothing.
Actually, to finally make them alive he needs to allow them to reproduce in some way and make more of themselves. Then they can be subject to change in defect and begin to evolve. Plants don't have much movement but they are still alive.
absolutely love this dreemer.... magician.. artist..
If we get attacked by plastic, giants crabs from the future, we'll know whom to blame.
captainsealed Good one, lol
Skeleton animals coming to steal the gas from your lungs
lol captainsealed
i feel like this is what would be in science books when the machines take over and they forget we ever existed. like this is their biology lesson.
and he saw that it was one, and he separated it from the zero. and it was good.
this is unbelievable! what a visionary!
this is the most amazing thing i've seen all year
This video made me cry because of pure awesomeness. One day, this man could pretty well be a god for new kind of life.
Simp!
This man creates sculptures which move like an animals, have pneumatic brains and take energy from the wind. Out of pvc tubes. He's definitely a genius.
Sometimes laughter is just an expression of joy, and pleasure in the surprise. It is not always derisive.
My god!!!!! this guy is so awesome, the animaris are so crazy and wonderful, it makes me think that i'm riculously insignificant....
I for one, WELCOME our plastic overlords...
Haha. They seem friendly enough!
Fascinating. One true creator. He has my deepest respects.
He's dutch, they know how to make joints very well.
Awesome inventor!
This is really epic! It looks like just PVC tubes, carpet, and zip ties. I have to show this to my animatronics teacher. I'm really impressed by all this :)
this is mind-blowing creativity (and creativity -art- is not garbage, neither is it wasteful) this really stirs the imagination, this is very important stuff. simple, elegant. the sort of thing to get more people interested in sciences and the world around them.
People like this make me proud of my country again. No computers no HDD no electrisity. Just an idea and a beautyfull creature. Theo Jansen u are the inventor of the new millenium. We are greatfull of your great mind. (sorry for the bad englisch)
Incredible. If this doesn't have some kind of massive impact on the world in years to come, i'd be surprised.
Thoroughly and wholeheartedly impressed by this creation.
Theo jansen Вы просто гений своего творения, мне нравятся Ваши механоиды, продолжайте и дальше в том же духе, придумывайте всё новые и новые механизмы. Спасибо Вам огромное за такое чудо.
simply beautiful... its amazing what and a human mind can create!!
I have always admired his work
when all of humanity is gone these beautiful creations will still be around
Fascinating. I'm in love! He's a total genius!
ted, you are a genius... i just discovered your work, and im already a fan of your work.... this could be a gigantic step to develpment of new tecnologies....
I love Theo's sense of humor, even if the common man (especially trolls) may not understand... ☻
He 's a wonder himself. Down-to-earth. Bit mischievous, too. Stunning guy.
The Dutch have always been brilliant engineers! This is without a doubt the most important creative synthesis of art and science in our generation!
I adore Theo Jansen's brilliant artwork. I only fuzz when people get fooled by illusions of fine craft. These art creatures are, after all, wind-powered kinetic sculptures. If this was a kite on wheels, people would not even think of calling them alive. It is the precise likeness to natural dynamics (of insects maybe) that takes Jansen's work to the next level. However, I ultimately agree with one commenter, in that these are alive by means of Jansen's soul. This is true, he has given them ANIMA
I agree, nobody should be scared of these things taking over, or even scared of his need to create. He's an artist and a visionary, and has created a lot of beautiful things. No matter how advanced his creations become, nothing will ever compare to that of a human being.
Life is difficult to describe, even for those who study life.
I think What is life? is not important here. Pure thought and extraordinary inspiration is the beauty and wonder of Theo Jansen.
makes me cry of emotion.
Wow so amazing! What a brilliant, fascinating guy... Raises questions about what life really is.
that was very cool. he is coming up with new ways to approach vast problems and the technique seems elegantly organic.
A UNIQUE VISION... AMAZING!
Just Magnificent!
Theo is pure inspiration, best automaton ever!
Excited for the new documentary about this man. Trailer is on his youtube page. All this time and he is still at it!
Beautiful!
Awesome, I'm going to try and make one!!!
Well perhaps I should not use the word everything..but most of us know someone considered gifted and never really got off the ground in life. Brilliant creativity- here, may well arrive from joy and passion for life. Such elegant, graceful motion - moving with the wind and storing the wind!! WOW..! these creations can lead many others to the dream..'green' motion.. thanks again!
snsで存在を知ったのですが、とても惹かれる素晴らしい作品ですね。知れて嬉しいです。
Beautiful...
What a great inventor! Very cool!
I bow to his ingenuity!
thats so ingenious it's awsome!!!
Bravo Maestro!
Humanity can be so AMAZING!
*Could ...
Really incredible...this guy rocks.
these creatures do have souls, the artist put his soul into them
beautiful...
this might tbe the most amazing thing give ever seen
What do you mean, "What's the point?" What is NOT the point? Are we not allowed to be creative?
There is always a point to any action unless it infringes upon another's ability to do the same.
I think this is absolutely brilliant and this world would be a better place if there were more people like this man.
Using pneumatics he's able to make a device sense water and turn to the wind. It's bloody amazing.
The fact that Sir Theo calls them animals and claims they're alive, the fact that he names his creations, and the fact that he sees a bright future for his creations can only mean one thing.. He LOVES his creations..
Wow!....beyond words
@zoadam
I think the attraction lies in how "obsolete" it is. It's amazing to make something so simple yet complex.
I'm seriously concerned about anyone that wouldn't simply view this with wide-eyed amazement. Imagine if they could replicate via a trip to the hardware store!! How cool.
agreed, it is amazing
absolutely incredible engineering
THis is awesome... I want a mini one!
He sells models on his website.
Amazing!!!
Simplemente... ¡increible!
That was realy fascinating.
I would love to see one of these up close. Does he showcase these?
These designs are far more important than one realizes. If they can survive the beach then they can survive walking on other planets, asteroids or ? without bulk or complication.
Pure genius!
wow.......
steampunk robot life is real.
unbelievable!
Amazing! This is a very brilliant and creative man. His inventions though are neither an 'animal' nor 'creature' as they are not alive.
he has had 16 years to work on these 'animals' and he is still perfecting them. great thinking behind them, the storm anchor, the water detector and the walking mechanism. where can i find out how to make a small scale one?!
I would love to see one of these completely recreated in 3D CGI with the same mechanical physics but given a layer of flesh and made to look lifelike!
This fucking rocks. Sure, it doesn't have any practical value, but the sheer creativity and inventiveness behind it... wow.
Can I like this video two times?
n0 u cant, who do u think u are
J3sus
Love that old school TED intro music
WOW.Amazing.
This man is a genius, I have a feeling we will be using this technology in the future.
That man is incredible
energy is everywhere if we only know how to put it right use we can do so much more....
To scare away people from your prime beach spot.
Its alive! Amazing!
The car commercial afterward was almost as cool as these simple life-forms.
Great art. It combines form and function beautifully. The fact that he does it with tubes and bottles goes to show that complicated is not always better.
He waxes poetically about this being some kind of new life form, which of course it's not, but it is a damn good example of a minimalistic approach to design. Imagine throwing a microcontroller onto one of these things. I bet it costs practically nothing, too. Incredible.
That some pretty wild stuff!
I could see something like this in a sci-fi movie or something lol its amazing
this guy is brilliant
Have you so little sense of wonder, that when someone shows you a new way to perceive the world, your best answer is "meh, whats it good for?"
truly impressive person
@cody thomas- he's using that as an example what he does is art and science, quite beautiful . very davinci.
HE'S A GENIUS!
amazing... really...
How does the last thing with the hammer work??
How was it possible it was driving that hammer on its own?
just amazing stuff
I can't wait to see these working independently
In another video he says "what I found about this experience of making new forms of life is that you discover all the problems that the real creator must have had creating this world". Remember as his creations and others creations change and evolve, it is because of their creators own work, in this case the creator is Theo Jansen.
incredible!
SO COOOOOL!
Amazing