{{Techniques infobox |image = Strandbeest-Walking-Animation.gif |designers = |date = |vitamins = |materials = |transformations = |lifecycles = |parts = [[Frames]], [[Bolts]], [[Nuts]], [[End caps]] |techniques = [[Bolting]], [[Live hinges]] |tools = [[Wrenches]] |git = |files = |suppliers = |reversible = true }} [[Category:Techniques]] =Introduction= **Jansen's linkage** is a planar [[leg mechanism]] designed by the [[kinetic sculpture|kinetic sculptor]] [[Theo Jansen]] to generate a smooth walking motion. Jansen has used his mechanism in a variety of kinetic sculptures which are known as [[Strandbeest]]en (Dutch for "beach beasts"). Jansen's linkage bears artistic as well as mechanical merit for its simulation of organic walking motion using a simple rotary input. =Challenges= =Approaches= Strandbeest-Walking-Animation.gif| Strandbeest--Full-Walking-Animation.gif| =References= * [[https://archive.org/details/1800-mechanical-movements-devices-and-appliances_202005/|1800 Mechanical movements, devices, and appliances]] * [[http://507movements.com/|507 Mechanical Movements]] * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jansen%27s_linkage|Wikipedia: Jansen's_linkage]] MeJnwa-T-oQ