German electrical automation company Festo has good form for pushing the envelope in robot development, previously showing off bio-inspired bot versions of ants, a kangaroo, flying penguins and ...

‘BionicANTs’ by Festo are cooperative robotic ants that work together under set rules. The ants have a 3D stereo camera in their heads to identify nearby objects and contextualize the ...

BionicANTs advance the Industry 4.0 movement and robotic revolution by replicating the form and function of worker ants. Festo’s bio-inspired BionicANTS robots, which replicate the form and ...

While FESTO didn’t give specifics about their process, a little research shows that 3D MID involves the 3D printed object being made of a special non-conductive metal material, a laser then ...

Festo, a German automation company, has invented bionic ants as part of its Bionic Learning Network. These robot ants run independently, yet work together to complete tasks.

Robotic ants the size of a human hand that work together could be the future of factory production systems. The developers, German technology firm Festo, say it's not just the unusual anatomy of ...

Festo AG && Co. KG used additive manufacturing technology to create robotic ants — the company calls them BionicANTs — that mimic both the appearance and functions of the real insects.