Whether animals or plants, whether in the water, on land or in the air, nature provides the model for many technical innovations and inventions. This is summed up in the term bionics, which is a combination of the words ‘biology‘ and ‘electronics’. At Festo, learning from nature has a long history, as their Bionic Learning Network is based on using nature as the source for future technologies like robots, assistance systems or drive solutions. Image/video credits: Festo We strive to get permissi