As an expert on creepy robots (http://creepyrobots.tumblr.com) i declare this to be less creepy than expected. if it worked they'd have a video, not a picture.
The Fraunhofer team will be displaying a prototype of the robot at the EuroMold 2011 trade fair that runs from November 29 to December 2 in Frankfurt, Germany. They have still couple days to tweak it.
The captions on this site are most excellent.
Thanks. Sadly I haven't had the time to keep running with it. Maybe someday.
I can only wonder what sort of toys kids will be playing with once we have cheap 3D printers and everybody can do this.
I wonder if schools will have to ban robot spiders someday?
FYI, Fraunhofer IPA is known for their robotic arms, e.g.: