Festo at the Hannover Messe 2017New bionic approaches for robotics
The engineers from Festo's Bionic Learning Network are presenting new concepts for robotics at the Hannover Messe 2017. Models from nature served as inspiration: the elephant's trunk and octopus tentacles.
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... modeled on the human arm, from the shoulder to the upper arm, elbow, ulna and radius to the hand. It makes use of the natural mechanism of action of the biceps and triceps muscles, i.e. the efficient interaction of flexors and extensors, in all its joints. This allows it to perform very sensitive movements, just like its biological role model. Different grippers can be connected to the BionicCobot depending on the task at hand. Another lightweight robot from Festo ...