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'''Jansen's linkage''' is a planar [[leg mechanism]] designed by the [[kinetic sculpture|kinetic sculptor]] [[Theo Jansen]] to generate a smooth walking motion.<ref name="García2015">{{cite book|author=Edgar Alonso Martínez García|title=Numerical Modelling in Robotics|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pBKqCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA336|date=6 October 2015 |publisher=OmniaScience |isbn=978-84-942118-8-1 |page=336|chapter=13}}</ref> 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. | |||
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Introduction
Jansen's linkage is a planar leg mechanism designed by the kinetic sculptor Theo Jansen to generate a smooth walking motion.<ref name="García2015">Template:Cite book</ref> Jansen has used his mechanism in a variety of kinetic sculptures which are known as Strandbeesten (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.
