Bionic Handling Assistant

The Bionic Handling Assistant (BHA) from Festo of Esslingen, Germany is actually a working concept that was inspired by an elephant’s trunk of all things. This new robotic handling assistant could actually result in a real-world Dr. Octopus, and it holds a real huge advantage over heavy industrial robots by the fact that it boasts smooth movement and more degrees of freedom compared to a regular robotic hand, while it boasts more degrees of freedom and an unparalleled mass/payload ratio.