Festo Automation

Here's a Festo station that has lots of really cool movements.  I have absolutely no idea what it does except sort some little round pieces,  but I know it will inspire a few of you out there.  I love all the little movements.

Festo - Robotino® XT

I'm showing you this video just because it's Festo, and I love the stuff that Festo is doing.  They are putting their "Trunk Technology" on a mobile robot platform (that you may recognize!)  It's controlled using an XBox controller, but from the demo it looks like it would be a real pain to learn to control.

Festo Air Driven Robot.

Here's a video of "Airic's arm" which is appears to be a completely pneumatically driven articulated arm with a hand and even fingers.  If you put the video on full screen, it feels like the robot is reaching out to touch you.

Festo Automation

I perked up when I saw that FestoHQ released another video today, but the video wasn't super cool and up to their normal caliber.  Still, it deserves a mention and a look-see because the scale of it is down in the range of Lego Mindstorms.

Here's a "box" of sensors, pulleys and gadgets that is flying a kite in front of some powerful fans.  You'll see the motors tugging on the kite strings and moving it around some.  Not spectacular, but I think it could inspire someone to build a similar contraption out of Lego to fly a kite.

Tentacle Arm

So you think that Festo has some really breakthrough technology?  (Oh they do!)


Well check out what MIT was doing back in 1968.  If only they had the computing power to control this thing, I bet we would see these things all over the place today.

Found at BotJunkie

I REALLY want to see someone build a version of this out of Lego.  Flippin' awesome.

Festo Coolness

I really like Festo.  Duh.

Festo

Festo is really pushing the creative boundaries for robotic devices.

This animation excites me, yet scares the crap out of me at the same time.

Festo is at it again

Back in mid-December, I posted about some work the Festo was doing.  Well, they're at it again.  Now they have a robot that is a cross between a Flexpicker and a Makerbot.  Check it out.

Incredible Festo

I have to give it to Festo. They are really thinking outside the box on their creations. Check all these out and you will see what I mean.

First of all, Festo BionicTripod mit FinGripper. It resembles a parallel robot.


Then there’s the CyberKite. Just in case you have become too lazy to go fly a kite.


But don’t forget the Festo Molecubes...


And then finally, the Air Ray.


There’s more too. Just go to the FestoHQ channel on YouTube.