Festo’s bio-inspired robotics work continues to illustrate how nature’s solutions inform advanced engineering. Festo’s *Bionic Learning Network* develops mechanical animals — termed *Bionics* — that replicate biological systems to explore and solve technical problems across automation and robotics. Key examples include: - **SmartBird**: An ornithopter modeled after a herring gull that can take off, fly, and land autonomously using flapping wings that also twist for lift and propulsion. The desig

Researchers at Bioinspired Robotics and Design Lab, UC San Diego created a fully 3D-printed, six-legged robot that walks using compressed air. It has no electronics, motors, or batteries—just soft actuators powered by gas. Tested on various terrains, it operates continuously with a steady air supply. #robotics #3dprinting #scienceexperiments | Mashable