Elephants, jellyfish and robotic automation
The AirJelly is powered by batteries transmitting force to a bevel gear wheel which in turn powers eight spur gears in sequence, eight shafts activating eight cranks, which each move one of the eight tentacles (Image: Festo)
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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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