Hannover, Germany -- As two giant electric-poweredpenguins glided gracefully by overhead, Marcus Fischer explained to me that thedesign group he heads up at Festo often takes its cue from nature ...
The latest TED talk feels a few years ahead of its time. Featuring Markus Fischer, the head of corporate design for German tech company Festo, the video shows what appears to be a sort of stiff ...
These seaworthy penguins sport wings of spring steel embedded in an elastic matrix of silicon, producing a sleek profile and the ability to twist to the most efficient pitch angle with each stroke.