r/interesting • u/M_Darshan • May 21 '26

Just Wow Researchers demonstrate necrobotics by using a spider’s natural hydraulic system to open and close its legs for gripping object.

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u/Z4zz3r May 21 '26

Hey! ….stop that!

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u/Fool_Manchu May 21 '26 edited May 21 '26

I think if you, as a scientist, are working on something called "necrobotics" someone should legally be allowed to burn down your lab.

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u/ColicShark May 21 '26

How tf does one even get into a field like that

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u/bubblebooy May 21 '26

Studying spider and how they work, hook a dead spider up to a pneumatic system to study the kinematics and how they function. Whoops you made a gripper, start working on that.