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generates energy with its wings to overcome air resis-tance and gravity. This energy is already available in flowing water and is derived by means of generators using the same pattern of movement.

SmartBird is a holistic design. As a model for biomecha-tronics and cybernetics it already today yields a variety of future-oriented solutions and innovations; nevertheless, the learning spiral continues for the scientists from Festo. The conclusion of one period of learning is the beginning of the next. This is the basis of Festo’s learning system: the company's employees learn with one another, from one another and above all for one another, so that they can put their creative potential to use for the benefit of all. A successful corporate culture requires a diversity of minds, but unified thought. For Festo, knowledge pro-

vides the foundation for venturing into new dimensions and thus for contributing in its role as an active partner to an environment that is undergoing constant transfor-mation.