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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. German engineering company, Festo, has unveiled its latest animal-inspired robot - a kangaroo that looks and behaves eerily like ...

The prospect of a bouncing robotic kangaroo may seem crazy, but German-based engineering company Festo discovered that basing robot motion on the kangaroo’s hop is incredibly energy efficient. Known ...

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 ...

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 ...

[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 ...

After two years of research, German engineers have unveiled a "bionic kangaroo" which closely emulates the marsupial's unique hop. Standing about a metre tall and weighing seven kilograms, the robot ...

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 ...

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 ...