We've seen some impressive nature-inspired flying bots from the creative minds at Festo's Bionic Learning Network over the years, but the autonomous BionicBee is not only the smallest so far but also ...

As part of Festo’s exhibit at the 2021 virtual Hannover Messe event, the company featured its Festo AX software, developed by Festo and Resolto (a Festo subsidiary specializing in artificial ...

Festo’s BionicKangaroo is yet another impressive addition to the company’s already mind-blowing bionic zoo that includes, among other things, bionic seagulls, dragonflies, flying penguins, elephant ...

German automation company Festo is known for taking cues from nature when designing robots. This time, it has revealed futuristic-looking bionic ants, realistic robotic butterflies and a silicone ...

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Festo made headlines in 2011 when they unveiled the SmartBird, the first robot that flew like a real bird, modeled after the herring gull. “We have a quite big history in building flying robots with ...

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Festo has unveiled the HPSX universal adaptive gripper, a hygienic soft gripper engineered to handle delicate, irregularly ...

The 67-meter-high (220 feet), diamond-shaped office building has a reinforced concrete structure consisting of 16 floors and two basements. Two shafts with glass lifts provide additional stability in ...

Birds have long inspired human flight. Now, drone makers are turning to the feathery fliers for inspiration, too. With attention to biomimicry, the robotic birds are ultralight and aerodynamic, ...

Despite the trade war stalking the Canadian auto sector, Chris Holtkamp says now is as good a time as any to bet on innovation. He believes his company’s new Lean Laser Machine, which incorporates the ...

Festo’s other flying robots include a blimp-like penguin filled with helium, a lightweight dragonfly with four wings, and the delicate eMotionButterflies, which represented a first foray into the idea ...