Biomimicry and 3D printing have come together in new swarming ant and butterfly robots that act very much like their insect counterparts, the inventions of German robotics firm Festo. The company ...

Robotic ants the size of a human hand that work together could be the future of factory production systems. The developers, German technology firm Festo, say it's not just the unusual anatomy of ...

After two years of research, German engineers have unveiled a “bionic kangaroo” which closely emulates the marsupial's unique hop. Standing about a metre tall and weighing seven kilograms, the robot ...

Alas, no new episode of The Bionic Woman tonight. Instead, let’s ponder who would win a bionic arm wrestling match between Jaime Sommers and Airic’s Arm. The challenger is a robotic limb created by ...

Artificial muscles and nerves made from the shape memory alloy nickel-titanium are making robot arms as supple and agile as their animal counterparts. But these artificial limbs also weigh less, will ...

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 ...