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Wind Powered Walking Machines

Posted by michael on from the strandbeest dept.

MyDixieWrecked writes "PopularScience has an interesting article about some wind powered machines. The creator is working on a new design that will be able to store the power from the wind to keep up momentum even after the wind stops." The creator's website has some more pictures and video.

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  1. 23MB QuickTime Movie of one of them.... by Bowie+J.+Poag · · Score: 4, Informative


    Enjoy.

    Animaris Sabulosa

    Cheers,

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    Bowie J. Poag

  2. Re:Mars probe? by Bowie+J.+Poag · · Score: 5, Informative

    The wind on Mars isn't like the wind on Earth.. Since the atmosphere is so thin on Mars, you would have to have friggin enormous sized windstorms to even begin to power such a thing as this.

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    Bowie J. Poag

  3. Strandbeest by kop · · Score: 2, Informative

    More work and video by theo janssen

    http://www.strandbeest.com/

    Strandbeest means "beach animal"

  4. Looks familiar by saldek · · Score: 4, Informative

    These critters look quite a lot like the Sodaplay constructions.

    Ahh...the memories. I must've wasted hours of time experimenting with these at work.

  5. You mean like... by anvilmark · · Score: 2, Informative

    these?