However, visual immersion can only get you so far, which is why the Festo AirMotion Ride Simulator exists – so that you can have a feeling of what the real thing is like, more or less. Of course, it ...

German engineering firm Festo has created this flying manta ray. Dubbed the Air_ray, it’s a balloon made of an aluminum-vaporised “PET foil”. Inflated with helium, the Air_ray’s propulsion ...

The kangaroo’s tail is essential for balancing the animal as it leaps through the air. The Festo team used a thick rubber band to replicate the action of the tendons. The tail is controlled by ...