DELFT, Netherlands — The famous wind-powered beach beasts have scuttled along the Dutch North Sea coast, into a swanky Miami art show and even onto “The Simpsons.” They now have a final resting place ...

The concept was inspired by the automatons of ancient Greece and the mechanical creatures known as Strandbeests of Dutch artist Theo Jansen. The Best Kids’ Design Of 2014 From tiny 3-D printed ...

In 1990, artist Theo Jansen created his first strandbeest, a complex structure made of pipes that looks similar to an animal skeleton. Two decades later, Jansen is still perfecting his strandbeests, ...

If you could mash-up natural history with art, you'd probably find Theo Jansen would be close by. The 77-year-old Dutch artist has been mixing media and combining it with everyday objects since 1990 ...

For 34 years, Dutch inventor Theo Jansen has been evolving his Strandbeests — wind-powered walking skeletons designed to survive on the beach like living creatures. Each generation overcame challenges ...