Elephants, jellyfish and robotic automation
The AquaRay is more easily maneuvered and can be operated either as a glider or with actively flapping wings which makes for considerable energy savings (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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