
I am reminded of Hawthorne's story of a mechanical, living butterfly.
Genius!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_Jansen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strandbeast
http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/ ... 5/01/66356
http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles. ... pretender/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/devon/hi/pe ... 756539.stm
http://www.online-literature.com/hawthorne/124/