The latest TED talk feels a few years ahead of its time. Featuring Markus Fischer, the head of corporate design for German tech company Festo, the video shows what appears to be a sort of stiff ...

Researchers at Festo’s Bionic Learning Network develop a remarkably lifelike mechanical penguin An Adélie-size self-navigating bot that swims underwater just like a real penguin, the AquaPenguin can ...

Festo is no stranger to autonomous robot creatures, but their latest initiative, called the Bionic Learning Network, might as well be referred to from here on out as Skynet for the animal kingdom.

April 27, 2009 The latest example of biomimicry in robotics to cross our desk is from German electrical automation company Festo, which has used the shape of the acquatic, flightless bird to construct ...

In the Festo promotional video, a little blue-eyed penguin swims in a pool. German Pavilion becomes one of the most attractive pavilions in 2010 Shanghai Expo for its high-tech elements. Photo: Xinhua ...

The graceful robotic penguins in the video above were unveiled by German engineering firm Festo this week. Using their flippers, the mechanical penguins can paddle through water just like real ones, ...

Of all the great leaps forward in robot technology, few could have seen the excitement, the potential, or even the point of bionic penguins… Until the debut of these almost-lifelike German pengborgs.

I have a new favorite robot. It's called the AirPenguin and it's exactly what it sounds like: a robotic penguin that flies. If that doesn't get you to generate some nerdy exuberance then, brother, you ...

Penguins may not be able to fly in real life, but a robotic replica soars through the air with surprising grace. Researchers at Festo have unveiled a menagerie of flying robots, including the ...

The latest TED talk feels a few years ahead of its time. Featuring Markus Fischer, the head of corporate design for German tech company Festo, the video shows what appears to be a sort of stiff ...