For quite some time now, Festo, a leading pneumatics company, has been innovating in the robotics field by creating impressive and very unique robots inspired by nature.
The video below, is a good summary of their innovative work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X5KdVS1LFk
Make sure you also have a look at their
Youtube channel recently populated with lost of videos.
Via
BotJunkie.