A young woman has shared her shocking findings proving exactly how claw machines are rigged against players. TikToker Katie Clark, from Melbourne, was in disbelief when she found an instruction manual ...

We’ve all laid eyes on a claw machine at an arcade or supermarket at some point and thought, “I’ll give this a shot. I probably won’t win, but maybe today’s my lucky day.” But that day is usually not ...

If you ever thought that there was an inherently “scammy” element to claw machines, then you’ll be happy (or maybe disappointed) to know that to some extent, you’re right. At least, that’s according ...

On October 10, 2025, in Orán, Argentina, @florenciaacruz shared a funny mishap video showing a woman’s determination to win a stuffed animal from a claw machine gone wrong. In the video, the woman can ...

Rage against the claw machine. Note: replace wirI fought the claw and the claw won. A four-year-old girl’s plan to pilfer teddy bears from a claw machine backfired horribly after she ended up trapped ...

If [Will Baden] is in the running for Father of the Year, he’s a shoe-in. His son requested a robot-themed birthday party, so [Will] did what any superhero father would do and built him a toy claw ...

The crane machine—also known as claw machines, crane games and, in Japan, as “UFO catchers” due to their proclivity for aerial abductions—first gripped the public imagination in the early 1900s. Even ...

Collectible plushies and trinkets have made waves on social media, and they're fueling a new business venture around Chicago. Claw machine arcades have emerged as popular sources of rare collectibles, ...

At Pokeclaw, a new Mid City claw machine arcade that opened Oct. 6, there's plushies, Pokémon cards, Labubus and more up for ...

Children who love climbing and toys can't stay away from claw machines. — -- Like a moth attracted to the flame, kids just can't seem to keep their tiny bodies out of toy claw machines. The ...