There have been modern experiments to test the feasibility of the claw, and in 2005 a television documentary entitled Superweapons of the Ancient World built a version of the claw and concluded that it was a workable device.
Houbo experimentos modernos coa finalidade de probar a viabilidade da garra, e nun documental do ano 2005 titulado Superweapons of the Ancient World (Superarmas do mundo antigo) construíuse unha versión da garra e concluíuse que era un dispositivo factible.