Colibri – an elegant kinetic sculpture by Derek Hugger that mimics the flight of the hummingbird. Sez he:
Every element of motion has been completely mechanized, from the beating wings to the flaring tail. Intricate systems of linkages and cams bring the sculpture to life with a continuous flow of meticulously timed articulations. As each mechanism has been linked to the next, Colibri cycles through its complete range of motions by the simple turn of a crank. This project took me roughly 700 hours and contains about 400 parts.
More at his website. And detailed maker instructions at his shop.
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that is exquisite.
Today… I shuffled some electrons around. I feel decidedly inferior.
People this talented scare me…