To simplify matters, researchers at Johns Hopkins University's Terradynamics Laboratory are building crouching spider robots and testing them on synthetic webs. The results provide evidence for ...

Inspired by how spiders create complex silk structures, the robot uses a special kind of heated polymer to achieve this fantastic feat. Traditional robots tend to have fixed components that are ...

Based in Kyoto’s Kamigyo Ward, the company has already created several compact robots that can fit themselves ... of the series and resembles a blocky spider. Its eight legs enhance its ...