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2.2015
Compass
trends in automation
Editorial
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Panorama
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Festo worldwide
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About this magazine
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Soft Stop
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Communication in the team
BionicANTs: the artificial ants demonstrate,
in an abstract manner, how self-organising
individual components can communicate
with one another and solve a complex task
as a holistic, networked system.
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On feather-light wings
eMotionButterflies: with artificial butter-
flies, Festo combines the ultralight
construction of artificial insects with
the coordinated flight behaviour of
the collective.
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eMotionButterflies:
continuous communication
in space.
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In focus
Communication
Nowadays, technology and communication are
inseparably intertwined. Ultra-modern server
parks exchange information at a global level.
Machines can now communicate with one
another, recognise their environment, make
decisions and act independently. In this issue,
read what Industry 4.0 means for Festo, how
the BionicANTs ‘converse’ with one another and
how close communication leads to successful
projects.
Photo: © Connie Zhou / Google Inc.