An arcade featuring Japanese-style claw machines recently opened its doors in Powell.

Claw machines, also referred to as crane machines, provide entertainment for both children and adults alike. They're a familiar sight in any amusement arcade, requiring players to manipulate a ...

July 11 (UPI) --Security cameras were recording at an Ohio community center when a small child climbed into a claw machine and became stranded among the stuffed animals. Surveillance footage from the ...

Claw machines filled with colorful stuffed animals have long been a popular form of entertainment. You’ll probably find them just about everywhere that arcade games are played, but have you tried to ...

I have been putting money into claw machines since I was a little kid. Although my success rate for actually retrieving anything from these machines is less than stellar, I can't help but be tempted ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As a mom of four, Le-An Than is always looking for new ways to entertain her kiddos. After all, there are only so many museums and playgrounds to patronize ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mike Nay, a claw machine expert and plush reseller. It has been ...

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 ...