Engineers at German automation giant Festo have demonstrated a bionic swift claimed to be able to mimic the incredible flight manoeuvres of this most agile of birds. According to Festo, the use of ...

German electrical automation company Festo has good form for pushing the envelope in robot development, previously showing off bio-inspired bot versions of ants, a kangaroo, flying penguins and more.

This week’s video comes from the Bionic Learning Network at Festo which has used generative design to create an autonomous swarming robotic bee. The BionicBee is the smallest flying object of the ...

Festo's BionicKangaroo from 2014. Festo's bionic robots are the equivalent of concept cars, testbeds for innovation and new ideas that could one day find their way into production vehicles.

Festo, a global supplier of automation equipment, has unveiled three new lightweight robotic concepts which take inspiration from elephants, octopuses and the human arm. The movements of the ...