Festo's Bionic Flying Fox Bats And Somersaulting Robotic Spiders Are Incredible

Daksha Morjaria
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 12:11:38 -0700

Over the years, Germany’s Festo has engineered some incredibly cool and functional bio-inspired robots, including ones that mimic ants, butterflies, flying jellyfish, and seagulls. On March 27, the electrical automation company added to the impressive list with two new creations — a realistic flying fox bat and a somersaulting robotic spider.