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 ...

Festo, a German robotics company, creates robots inspired by animals. Their bionic butterflies fly with grace using tiny ...

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 ...

Festo Builds a Robot Bird. ByAlex Knapp, Forbes Staff. Alex Knapp is a Forbes senior editor covering healthcare and science. Follow Author. Mar 30, 2011, 02:08pm EDT Aug 09, 2011, 04:19pm EDT.

Festo already has a flying bird robot — I wrote about it almost 10 years ago. They even made a flying bat as a follow-up. But the BionicSwift is more impressive than both because, ...

Robots are ripping off nature! ...Good idea. Festo, a multinational robotics firm based in Germany, has made some of the most amazing looking and fun biologically inspired robots out there.We've shown ...

The German robotics company, Festo, is up to its impressive tricks again, making robots that are modelled on real-life insects and animals. Festo has quite a penchant for animal-like robots, and ...

Festo has developed a robotic dragonfly named BionicOpter that's capable of maneuvering in all directions, hovering in mid-air and gliding without beating its wings.

Built by pioneering German automation company Festo, this cuttlefish-inspired robot may look weird, but it's capable of some pretty impressive feats. It's able to maneuver through the water by ...

The geniuses at Festo's Bionic Learning Network are well known for their fascination with robotic animals, and their latest creation is no exception. Dubbed the SmartBird, this autonomous bionic ...

The multi-axis system features the Festo Motion Control Package (FMCP) for UR—a motion control panel for controlling up to four axes of motion. In addition to its capability to control a seventh axis ...

Festo has developed a robotic dragonfly named BionicOpter that's capable of maneuvering in all directions, hovering in mid-air and gliding without beating its wings.