skill crane

plural skill cranes

1. Synonym of skill tester.

   Another application of unstable grasping—albeit morally condemnable—is confidence games, e.g., skill crane machines.

   2008 February 11, Lionel Birglen, Thierry Laliberté, Clément M. Gosselin, Underactuated Robotic Hands, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 94

   2 more examples

   Like a skill crane with stuffed animals, Scottie squeezed tight, plucking the balls from the dirt. To his surprise, they weren't the only thing that came up.

   2015 June 18, Brad Meltzer, The President's Shadow: The Culper Ring Trilogy 3, Hachette UK, →ISBN, page 29

   Past a bank of vending machines and a skill crane teeming with colorful prizes, I stopped when I reached the end court outside of Macy's.

   2017 September 7, Matthew Newton, Shopping Mall, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, →ISBN, page 113

   Synonyms: skill tester