Drones Are Cool, But Robot Birds Are Better

Written By Warehouse Automation

  • Festo, a German automation company, has come up with a design for a fleet of robotic birds.

  • Called BionicSwift, the autonomous fliers are meant to serve as a blueprint for aerial tracking systems that could increase productivity in the future, connected smart factory.

  • It's mostly proof of concept: the company has come up with similar bionic models in the past, from dragonflies, to flying foxes, and even butterflies.


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