Festo is a company that makes some strange robots that it has been kicking out for years. Several years back it unveiled a robotic BionicKangaroo that uses a pneumatic system to operate. The company ...

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.

Robotic technology had come a long way in the past couple of decades, with more intelligent machines capable of superhuman feats that were once thought impossible. Robots are great at doing things ...

If you were using a robotic hand to manipulate delicate objects, you'd probably prefer that hand to be soft and gentle instead of hard and bony – plus it would help if the thing could teach itself how ...

German robotics company Festo’s new robo-spider looks menacing enough when it’s just sitting there. But let it engage its special ability – curling up into a ball and rolling around – and it will look ...

Developing a bioreactor that enables the efficient photosynthesis of algae on a large scale is no easy task. In this video, Dr. Nina Gaißert from the Festo Bionic Learning Network describes their ...