Thankfully, the spider bot creators at Roboeve spent more time watching cartoons instead of science fiction when they created Xpider, the world’s smallest programmable robotic spider.

In its current iteration, the robot spider knows the position of the hooks and pegs in its surroundings and uses them to craft a pre-programmed design.

The secret is in the six-legged design: Two pairs of three legs keeps the robot stable even as it attempts some pretty unusual stunts. Scientists hope robots like these might be used in rescue ...

Harvard University's new peacock spider robot is less than an inch long, and it has some amazing properties.

The latest machine to join this biomimetic motley crew is Z6, a portable and foldable spider robot designed by the Hong Kong-based company Robugtix. Boasting a compact form and foldable design ...

While a flying robot spider drone is certainly creepy, it’s not entirely unheard to see this sort of thing in nature.