I note that it’s a British lab that’s developed this thing. These guys come from the land which gave us the likes of Monty Python, Douglas Adams, and Dave Allen and the best they could come up with Ecobot II??? Yeesh, ya think they could have at least called it the “Spiderbot.” That would have been an improvement.
Assuming this isn’t a hoax, it’s extremely interesting. I doubt it’s capable of actually catching a fly, however: I don’t think any robot is that fast and aware of its surroundings.