Though it looks more like Dr. Octopus' mechanical tentacles from "Spiderman," a flexible, robotic arm recently developed by German automation company Festo was actually fashioned after an elephant's ...

Until they become sentient and ultimately lead to the destruction of human kind. Oh, wait, that's a movie. Anyway, we'd love to introduce you to the Bionic Handling Assitant, and the crazy mechanical ...

Gripping, moving, controlling for energy efficiency or functionality – nature shows us how to optimize and adapt to its surrounding environment. Those inherent learnings can be transferred to ...

The Bionic Handling Assistant boasts an ultralight structure, nimble grippers, and servopneumatic control. The elephant’s trunk is a remarkable tool — capable of lifting heavy loads, yet dexterous and ...

German engineering firm Festo is creating a robot army. Sounds scary, right? But there's no need to fear a "Skynet"-type apocalypse quite yet, because these robots want to do good by making laborious ...

A robotic elephant trunk developed by German engineering firm Festo has acquired basic motor skills through the application of new technology. Using a process called goal babbling, software developers ...