Robots made of spiders (yes, really)

I'M SORRY OK. But this is fascinating.

Scientists have made robots out of spiders. But they aren’t psychos playing with dead spiders. Here's how they envision using this new "necrobotics" (yeah, real name).

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[Seagull_House]

"non traditional materials" is the funniest way to phrase "spider corpses" ive ever seen

[tedtheimpaler]

I love how a dead spider is an “alternative material”

[loaf_of_soup]

When dead spiders are better at picking stuff up than those claw machines at the arcade

Edit: y’all, for future reference, I know how claw machines work, you don’t have to explain it to me

[linearsmooth]

imagine dying as a spider and then you look down at your body only to realize you’re being used as a claw 💀

[YourMothersFavouriteTerminal]

"What is biopunk?"
" *T H I S* "

[meridian]

this feels like its entry-level necromancy

[cloroxbleach]

Scientists and Engineers: "Now we just need spiders the size of cranes"

Australia: "Say less"

[tinyrocketship]

“Hey Frank what’s your robot made of?”

“Spiders.”

[_dragonstorm_]

Amputees in the year 3076 pulling up with their custom made spider arm:

[Joshsstro]

as an australian this is just what we call tweezers

[jacks]

Science ? THAT'S STRAIGHT UP NECROMANCY

[zehra_ay]

she looks both horrified and fascinated at the same time

[potatogorl]

Imagine being a spider, dying and then humans playing with your corpse all in the name of *SCIENCE* 💀💀

[denji]

Finally those things at the arcade gonna get a new update

[DirectorHMAN]

In an alternate reality:
SPIDER SCIENTISTS ARE NOW USING HUMAN BODIES AS ROBOTS

[-Static]

This is like what pickle Rick did with the cockroaches and rats

[talesfromtheplains]

I don’t want to see dead spiders in my electronic components class.

[Aldo_raines]

The best/worst part is the name given to this new branch of robotics: necrobotics.

[RoadieDoh]

"Hey guys look! Johnny's still alive, and he has some weird looking thing poking from his back"

[scottscollectingagain]

Someone needs to share this with Jordan Howlett