Gripping, moving, controlling for energy efficiency or functionality – nature shows us how to optimize and adapt to its surrounding environment. Those inherent learnings can be transferred to engineering designs in the disclpline of biomimicry. The suctioned feet of a tree frog trigger a tiny robot designed to stick to tissue once inside your body; domestic house cat's running movements inspire a running platform for robots and fly's ears are the blueprint for a tiny microphone; and, now the elephant in the room, is actually the elephant. Dubbed the Bionic Handling Assistant, Festo, a Germany automation technology with a heavy emphasis on bionic learning, has created a robotic arm based on the flexibility and functionality of the trunk of an elephant. The new Bionic Handling Assistant has basic elements for spatial movement: a hand axis and a gripper with adaptive fingers.