Discover how to build a mini vibrating robot spider using simple household materials. This step-by-step guide shows you how to use a small motor, copper wire, and button batteries to create a moving ...

A team of engineers and plant pathologists are developing a spider-shaped robot as the latest weapon in the war against a devastating crop disease. Curcurbits are a large family of plants that include ...

A spider-like construction robot designed in Australia is edging toward a role that once belonged only in science fiction: assembling the first permanent structures on the Moon. Instead of astronauts ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Robotic engineers are no stranger to turning to nature for ...

Scientists have repurposed dead spiders into a device capable of picking up and moving small objects. It is heralded as the first step in “necrobotics,” or the combination of corpses and robotics. It ...

Robots are cool, so check out [Atlin Anderson]’s Spiderbot (video, embedded below) which can be made with 3D printed parts, hobby servos, and ESP32-CAM module for control and a first-person view.

It’s well understood that spiders have poor eyesight and thus sense the vibrations in their webs whenever prey (like a fly) gets caught; the web serves as an extension of their sensory system. But ...