Festo is a German automation company based in
Esslingen am Neckar
Esslingen am Neckar (Swabian German, Swabian: ''Esslenga am Neckor''; until 16 October 1964 officially '' Eßlingen am Neckar'') is a town in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany, seat of the Esslingen (district), Distri ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. Festo produces and sells
pneumatic
Pneumatics (from Greek 'wind, breath') is the use of gas or pressurized air in mechanical systems.
Pneumatic systems used in Industrial sector, industry are commonly powered by compressed air or compressed inert gases. A centrally located a ...
and electrical control systems and drive technology for factories and
process automation. Festo Didactic also offers
industrial education and consultation services and is one of the sponsors and partners of the
WorldSkills Mechatronics Competitions. Sales subsidiaries, distribution centres and factories of Festo are located in 61 countries worldwide. The company was named after its founders Albert Fezer and Gottlieb Stoll.
Animal robots
Festo is known for making moving robots that move like animals such as the seagull-like
SmartBird
SmartBird is an autonomous ornithopter created by Festo's Bionic Learning Network with an emphasis on better aerodynamics and maneuverability. It is an ornithopter modeled on the herring gull. It has a mass of 450 grams and a wingspan of 1.96 me ...
, jellyfish, butterflies and the
BionicKangaroo
BionicKangaroo is a robot model developed and made by Festo in the form of a kangaroo. Applying methods from kinematics, bionics, and biomimetics
Biomimetics or biomimicry is the emulation of the models, systems, and elements of nature for the ...
. In 2018 they also added a flying fox and a rolling spider to the list.
Festo calls their Bionic Flying Fox an “ultra-lightweight flying object with intelligent kinematics.”
See also
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Robotino
Robotino is a mobile robot, mobile robot system made by ''Festo Didactic'', and used for educational, training and research purposes.
Operation
Robotino is based on an omnidirectional drive assembly, which enables the system to roam freely. T ...
References
External links
Bloomberg profileOfficial websiteOfficial website Festo DidacticFesto GB (UK) WebsiteFesto US Website
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Engineering companies of Germany
Robotics companies of Germany
Manufacturing companies established in 1925
Companies based in Baden-Württemberg
1925 establishments in Germany
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