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 ...

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 ...

EAGAN, Minnesota — When Zhengui "Z" Lin approached landlords about his business idea, they weren't sold. "We're telling them we're going to put 100 claw machines in a like 4,000 square foot area and ...

Redondo Beach resident Christina Moat never planned on becoming a claw machine tycoon. But divorce, single motherhood — and the guts to take a chance on something “crazy” — can lead a person to all ...

The newest claw machine arcade in Michigan, Detroit Klaws, hosted its grand opening in Troy on Friday, Dec. 5.