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Festo is a
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automation company based in
Esslingen am Neckar Esslingen am Neckar (Swabian: ''Esslenga am Neckor'') is a town in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany, seat of the District of Esslingen as well as the largest town in the district. Within Baden-Württemberg it is th ...
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Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. Festo produces and sells pneumatic and electrical control systems and drive technology for factories and
process automation Business process automation (BPA), also known as business automation or digital transformation, is the technology-enabled automation of complex business processes. It can streamline a business for simplicity, achieve digital transformation, increa ...
. 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, jellyfish, butterflies and kangaroos. 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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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 ...
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Robotino Robotino is a 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. The robot is c ...


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Bloomberg profile

Official website

Official website Festo Didactic

Festo GB (UK) Website

Festo US Website
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