They’ve figured out how to turn a dead spider into a useful robotic gripper. Scientists and engineers have long held reverence for the achievements of the natural world. Tiny insects are capable ...

Spiders have long inspired robots in science fiction, but the mCLARI actually exists. At just 0.8 inches (2 centimeters) long, the mCLARI is a tiny "spider-bot" that uses four leg modules that can ...

Watch this adorable beagle as he first defeats his adversary and then co-opts the fuzzy robot spider to massage his paws. Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest ...

It was the cucumber spider inhabiting Estonia that inspired scientists to create a complex soft robot, where soft and rigid parts are made to work together and are connected by a liquid.

We’ll admit it is a bit of a gimmick, but [Adam Beedle’s] Spider-Bot did make us smile. The little robot can launch a “web” and use it to swing. It is hard to picture, but the video below ...

Jumping robot spiders and swarms of robotic bees sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but researchers at The University of Manchester are already working on such projects and aiming to lead the ...

Unlocking the secrets of her extraordinary leaps could help build a new generation of robots inspired by nature, say University of Manchester researchers. The regal jumping spider (Phidippus ...

It looks like a spider and it moves like one, but this robot creature cannot just be dismissed as a toy. It is also a symbol of the digital revolution brewing in one of West Africa's smallest ...

The Vincross Hexa spider-crab can dance, record video, climb up stairs and perform all sorts of tricks. WSJ’s Joanna Stern took the robot for a stroll… on the beach. Photo/Video: Andria ...

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Looking like a mix of Ghost in the Shell spider tank and the fantastical sketches ... Dubbed a "real-life gaming robot", the MekaMon is a smartphone-connected AR toy that allows its owner to ...