With the addition of “The Caterpillar” attachment, Dutch artist Theo Jansen’s Strandbeest kinetic walking sculptures can now tow a human along the beach. How about that! Mount a metal detector to that thing and we’ll be unearthing watches and coins in no time. Cha-ching! I still remember the first time

This is a video of ‘Caress’ by artistic duo Pfeifer & Kreutzer, a piece of kinetic art featuring two windshield wipers repeatedly brushing a piece of faux fur. Is it relaxing to watch? Yes. But would I want it in my house? Absolutely, except with the fur replaced with moss

This is a video of Dutch kinetic artist Theo Jansen and four of his Strandbeests he lashed together to move along the beach as one giant beest, powered by the breeze. Just look at that thing go! Next stop: training it to wave a metal detector. Pirate treasure, here I

Inspired by the old paper shredder his mom was throwing out, artist Japhy Riddle added wheels to it and transformed it into a piece of kinetic art, pulling itself along and endlessly shredding provided it has a piece of paper long enough, and its power cord reaches. The machine gives

This is a video of Round Table, a kinetic sculpture created by South Korean artist U-ram Choe, where 18-headless straw figures appear to squat and stand to balance a single rubber band “head” on the table atop their backs, and prevent it from rolling off. Wow. Wow wow wow. This

Created by LEGO and Star Wars fan JK Brickworks, this is a video of a LEGO Endor Speeder Chase build set that’s been modded into a kinetic sculpture, with the speeder bikes weaving back and forth to give the impression of a chase between the trees. That’s cool. Granted, not

These are several video examples of artist Damien Beneteau’s Spherical Variations, chrome and matte black balls on a pendulum that pass through a lit portal, producing some pretty trippy visuals in the process. And you know how I feel about trippy visuals! “They scare you.” They’re absolutely terrifying. Isn’t life

This is a video of Theo Jansen’s latest Strandbeest: a caterpillar that’s pulled behind another wind-powered mechanical sculpture, inch-worming its way across the sand. Could you imagine if you were enjoying a pleasant beach day and a Strandbeest walked by? That would be wild. Even wilder if it tried to