Elephants, jellyfish and robotic automation
The Fin Ray Effect uses the principal of fish fins which cause the fin to bulge out in the direction of any applied force, rather than bending away (Image: Festo)
Article Summary
Festo, the automation company that designed the bionic penguin and its robotic stablemates – AirRay, AquaRay, AirJelly and AquaJelly – has found another natural model in its latest application of biomimicry – the elephant's trunk.
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