Researchers controlled the dead arachnids' legs with small puffs of air. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Taking a dead spider's ...

Arachnophobes look away now; engineers have found a way to turn dead spiders into mechanical gripping robots straight out of your nightmares. Researchers from Rice University in Texas pumped wolf ...

Research on turning dead spiders into robot-claws called “necrobots” and a “smart” toilet innovation to identify a person from their “analprint” are among this year’s Ig Nobel prize recipients. The Ig ...

Researchers have used deceased spiders’ legs as mechanical grippers in a macabre experiment. Rice University mechanical engineers have been developing “necrobots” based on existing research of using ...

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Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Grippers ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

No, they're not alive, but these researchers found a way to reanimate dead spiders to grip objects in their latest experiment.

Lab manipulates dead spiders’ legs with a puff of air to serve as grabbers Researchers have used deceased spiders’ legs as mechanical grippers in a macabre experiment. Rice University mechanical ...