Mechanical sculpture

[Landseer]

Has anyone seen this pretty cool tiger sculpture?

Here's a video clip of it working;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QMaS4pB9rw

http://www.kezanti.com/TigerShiva.html

http://static.flickr.com/87/24162654...e8080b_o_d.jpg (http://static.flickr.com/87/241626542_3853e8080b_o_d.jpg)

It almost has a personality, I like it! Looks like some pretty complex gearing and if you look at the several clips in those urls above you can see a little how the legs are manipulated. It uses a motorcycle engine for power so it's a bit noisy.

[Merlion]

Thanks Landseer for showing us this tiger. It is good work, well done.

I wonder why in the artist's website, he said the tiger arrived home afer 9 months. Probably means it was built somewhere else.

[Landseer]

I wonder why in the artist's website, he said the tiger arrived home afer 9 months. Probably means it was built somewhere else.OR, maybe it was taken on TOUR

[HorseModels]

Wow! Thanks, Landseer for sharing. What a way cool tiger. Instead of putting a tiger in your tank, would you say you are putting a tank in your tiger? :D

[Ries]

The tiger is cool, but kind of brutal and crude.
Now this guy- he is elegant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7Ny5BYc-Fs
no motors.
no noise.
no controls, or electronics, or fuel.

These sculptures walk, by themselves, powered by the wind.
They are amazing.

[HorseModels]

The tiger is cool, but kind of brutal and crude.
Now this guy- he is elegant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7Ny5BYc-Fs
no motors.
no noise.
no controls, or electronics, or fuel.

These sculptures walk, by themselves, powered by the wind.
They are amazing.

I agree. What an interesting concept. The legs and wings are very fluid moving. Thanks, Ries, for posting this!

[rberger54]

WOW - the South African guy with the wind things, the BMW connection and the professional presentation. Very Impressive. Thanks a lot for the link.