Scientists transform dead spiders into 'necrobots' that can serve as mechanical grippers - Daily Mail

Researchers from Rice University in Texas have turned spider corpses into mechanical gripping robots that can lift 130 per cent of their own body weight and be used to manipulate circuit boards.

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 sp… [+5699 chars]

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