They’ve figured out how to turn a dead spider into a useful robotic gripper. Scientists and engineers have long held reverence for the achievements of the natural world. Tiny insects are capable ...

"Meet Maymo, the hilarious lemon beagle taking YouTube by storm. Watch Maymo and his adorable pack in laugh-out-loud skits, ...

When spiders self-amputate two of their legs, they quickly adjust their running gait so they can return to full speed ...

We’ll admit it is a bit of a gimmick, but [Adam Beedle’s] Spider-Bot did make us smile. The little robot can launch a “web” and use it to swing. It is hard to picture, but the video below ...

While filming a documentary in Northern Ireland, a team of scientists discovered a new fungus that appears to manipulate ...

Jumping robot spiders and swarms of robotic bees sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but researchers at The University of Manchester are already working on such projects and aiming to lead the ...

The Vincross Hexa spider-crab can dance, record video, climb up stairs and perform all sorts of tricks. WSJ’s Joanna Stern took the robot for a stroll… on the beach. Photo/Video: Andria ...

Looking like a mix of Ghost in the Shell spider tank and the fantastical sketches ... Dubbed a "real-life gaming robot", the MekaMon is a smartphone-connected AR toy that allows its owner to ...

In the comic books, Smythe is a villain, who created the robotic Spider-Slayers. Could he be another villain that will appear in Amazing Spider-Man 2? Or is he just being introduced to possibly ...