Biology-inspired robotics company Festo has revealed its latest animal robots -- cooperative ants and lightweight butterflies.

Festo has added to its robotic menagerie with the creation of a robotic seagull that weighs just 450 g (15.87 oz) and boasts a wingspan of 1.96 m (6.4 ft). Dubbed the SmartBird, ...

After a quick introduction yesterday, we take a closer look at Festo's OctopusGripper, a versatile gripper for the production line of tomorrow. The Future Concepts robot has been designed to ...

About a year ago, Festo, a company whose nature-inspired robots are as impressive as Boston Dynamics’ creations, blew our minds with a robotic flying bird. Skip to content Gizmodo.