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 ...

In a crowded casino made for kids, stocked with rows upon rows of neon, chiming claw machines, I saw my 12-year-old son’s life flash before my eyes. He had already drained $20 into a single machine ...

One of the many sacred rituals of childhood includes the annual summer tradition of pumping quarter after quarter into a carnival claw machine game, in an attempt to capture that one elusive toy ...

The week before Christmas, a new machine appeared on the porch of Four Sisters Bakery. The apparatus, known as Butter Boy, is a claw machine filled with pastries from the bakery and is available 24 ...

At some point, the dreamers among us have all stared longingly into claw machines, wondering if we’d ever be able to retrieve the stuffed bears inside. But some kids aren’t dreamers—they’re doers. And ...