Grasshopper

algorithmic modeling for Rhino

OT: Festo bionic kangaroo

I named this plugin Kangaroo because of the animal's ability to use elastic energy for efficient locomotion. Here is a neat recent project by Festo that recreates this ability:

http://www.festo.com/cms/en_corp/13704.htm

not quite as smooth as the real thing, but still very impressive

some more info here:

http://www.festo.com/net/SupportPortal/Files/334103/Festo_BionicKan...

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Permalink Reply by Francesco di Niccolo on April 6, 2014 at 8:57am

Cool stuff David :)

Has been Festo just bought from Google?

Permalink Reply by Riccardo La Magna on April 7, 2014 at 4:23am

Festo is just here around the corner. We might as well consider a field trip by the end of May!

Permalink Reply by ng5 Alex on April 7, 2014 at 8:08am

this must be the coolest company to work for

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