David Lance - A new kind of creature … brought to life

This is pretty cool . . . from the TED blog.

A new kind of creature … brought to life

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At TED2007, artist Theo Jansen shared his work creating a new form of life — which can actually survive on its own — from plastic tubes and bottles. In this 3D-animation film, David Lance imagines Jansen’s creature walking through a park, morphing into metal and becoming a spider-like form that can jump cars, fly and, eventually, talk.