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It is alive! Could a reanimated spider change how we think about robotics?

A dead insect repurposed as a gripper recently won an Ig Nobel. It’s not about what it can lift. It could help reframe the search for new materials in robotics.

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Scientists reanimate dead spiders to create robot gripping claws

Thanks to a type of technology called 'necrobotics', scientists have managed to reanimate dead spiders and turn them into robot gripping claws. Yes, really.

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Scientists invent Necrobot – a dead spider that can grip

Scientists invent Necrobot – a dead spider that can grip
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Necrobotic spiders made by reanimating dead spiders into robots

Researchers from Rice University have pioneered a new field of research, necrobotics, using a dead spider as a mechanical gripper.

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