Do you know the spheniscidae? These large, clumsy penguins inspired German engineers to create the Aqua Penguin, a very sophisticated bionic robot whose usefulness has not yet been fully understood despite its undeniable functionalities. For the diving suit, we know, but we don’t know how essential it is “to ensure the maintenance of our civilization”, that is to say, devil, that of the underwater factories!
Illustration Philippe Coudray
How to design a nautical chart which, by definition, fixes something that is constantly moving? It’s the paradox of the boat, a “moving reality”, which navigates thanks to fixed points, although in motion, by the cartographer. The debris vacuum cleaner, the wave motor, the pedal submarine and even the inflatable buoy – yes, it has a story – feature in this inventory of funny machines written with as much rigor as humor by Jean-Luc Coudray and illustrated by his twin Philippe.