Article 61WA4 Scientists Are Using Dead Spiders as Horrifying Claw Grabbers

Scientists Are Using Dead Spiders as Horrifying Claw Grabbers

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Kevin Hurler
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We've likely all killed a spider or two in the past, but what if that arachnid's corpse could be repurposed into something useful? Well, researchers at Rice University in Texas think it can and are pioneering the field of necrobotics" by injecting dead spiders with air to use them to grasp small objects.

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