Like the little green aliens in Disney’s “Toy Story,” people — often kids — may find themselves obsessed with “the claw.” Claw machines, also known as crane machines, dot arcades, malls, even grocery ...

Claw machines are notoriously frustrating. You start with a spark in your eye thinking you’ll be able to win that one prize that you’re eyeing. “It can’t be that hard, it’s right there,” you think to ...

Although Klaw‑Oke has been open for months, the business is getting broader attention this winter following its fall debut. Community Impact reports the Pearland location officially opened on Oct. 26 ...

A toddler with a love of claw machines had the “time of his life” when he climbed inside one of the toy-filled machines in Australia. A video shows how police officers rescued him. Three-year-old ...

If you’ve ever wished your karaoke night came with plush prizes—or your arcade outing included belting out your favorite ...

An off-duty fire fighter happened to be in the restaurant to assist at the time. — -- Firefighters rescued a young Florida boy in a pinch after he became stuck trying to get a toy from inside a ...

After getting stuck in a claw machine, a 4-year-old girl may have learned a valuable lesson. On Dec. 20, while at a restaurant in Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia, Poppy Pike apparently found ...

Employees at Meadows Family Fun Mini Golf spotted the animal scurrying around the stuffed animals SWNS A Pennsylvania miniature golf course claw machine got an unexpected upgrade: live prizes!

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The Hsinchu City Government yesterday said a new regulation to ban claw machine stores from operating within 100m of ...

As school and work wrap up, crowds fill Tokyo's many bustling arcade halls -- not to battle it out in fighting games, but to snag plush toys from claw machines. But the real stroke of genius "was ...

Have you ever been seduced by a claw machine in an arcade, only to have your hopes of a cuddly toy dashed as it fails to hang onto your choice? Then you’re in luck, because now you can play to your ...