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Festo’s Incredible Mobile Biomimetic Robots

When Season 2 of “Westworld” premieres in a few weeks, I wouldn’t be surprised to see that the androids were created by a future version of Festo.

Festo, a German robotics company whose power-tool spin-off Festool is well-known amongst many of you, specializes in biomimetic robotic technology. Whereas Boston Dynamics is into dogs, Festo models their prototypes after less domesticated creatures. Here are some examples:

A Flying Bat:

A Somersaulting Spider:

A Leaping Kangaroo:

Self-Charging Ants:

Flying Butterflies:

Bernard:

Just wanted to see if you were paying attention.

http://www.core77.com/posts/76959/Festos-Incredible-Mobile-Biomimetic-Robots