Festo's pneumatic flying penguins, jellyfish and rays are set to perform during the Royal Society's 350th anniversary celebrations at the Southbank Centre from June 25 to July 4.
The air penguins will be flying above the exhibition, and will also be joined by Festo's jellyfish and rays for performances in the auditorium of the Royal Festival Hall.
All are creations of Festo's Bionic Learning Network, which is an alliance of educational establishments and specialist companies tasked with exploring bionic solutions for automation applications of the future.
These bionic concepts have been developed to learn from nature; exploring biological principles in the form of beautiful and mesmerising creatures.
Using helium-filled balloons, fibre control rods and rigid geometrical structures, the creatures demonstrate some of the latest concepts, as proof of research ideas intended to stimulate dialogue with customers, suppliers and partners.
