As it bounces through the Australian outback, the typical kangaroo can cover around 25 to 30 feet per hop. It’s a model of efficiency: Every time the kangaroo hits the ground, its tendons stretch to ...

German engineering company, Festo, has unveiled its latest animal-inspired robot - a kangaroo that looks and behaves eerily like the real thing. The company has gained a reputation as a leader in ...

Yesterday, Festo unveiled a bird-inspired wind turbine, but today, the company has unveiled a new robotic creation that’s a little more recognizable. The world may not have a huge need for a bionic ...

A development team from Festo's Bionic Learning Network, a German-based supplier of automation technology, has created a bionic kangaroo. With a penchant for boxing and the only animal to use hopping ...

[Dr. Wilfried Stoll] and a team at Festo have created an incredible robot kangaroo. Every few years the research teams at Festo release an amazing animal inspired robot. We last covered their ...

Festo’s BionicKangaroo is yet another impressive addition to the company’s already mind-blowing bionic zoo that includes, among other things, bionic seagulls, dragonflies, flying penguins, elephant ...

The possibility of us needing a jumping robotic kangaroo in the future is very slim, but it's good to know that the technology behind it is already being worked upon. Germany's robot developers Festo ...

Ever want to meet a kangaroo? Well, unless you live in Australia, you’ll have to settle for this robotic kangaroo. A German innovation company called Festo has created a bio-inspired robot that ...

A German company has successfully emulated the jumping behavior of the kangaroo in robot form, the company said. The bionic kangaroo has self-charging legs that allow it to keep jumping indefinitely ...