Festo is a company that makes some strange robots that it has been kicking out for years. Several years back it unveiled a robotic BionicKangaroo that uses a pneumatic system to operate. The company ...

If you were using a robotic hand to manipulate delicate objects, you'd probably prefer that hand to be soft and gentle instead of hard and bony – plus it would help if the thing could teach itself how ...

In a split second before you reach to pick up an object, your brain pre-calculates all the movements needed to safely reach and grasp it securely. It’s a subconscious approach that’s the result of ...

Festo revealed its BionicSoftHand, a soft-to-the-touch robot hand that learns from virtual trial and error without actually executing any mistakes. On Thursday ...

The Festo BionicSoftHand and the 12-sided cube used in training its motion capabilities. As the division between manual production work performed by humans and automated work handled by robots and ...

The BionicSoftHand should rotate a 12-sided cube so that a previously defined side points upward at the end. The human hand boasts a unique combination of power, dexterity, and fine motor skills. We ...

The BionicSoftHand, developed by privately-owned German industrial control and automation company Festo, has pneumatic digits that allow gripping and manipulation of objects in ways that imitate a ...