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A team of engineers has built a working Spider-Man-style web shooter that fires from the wrist – and reels the “web” back in at the touch of a button.

The incredible gadget launches a line from the wearer’s arm before using a tiny electric motor to automatically wind it back inside.

It was created by Singapore design team HeroTech, who wanted to build a web shooter that looked and worked as closely as possible to the compact device used by the Marvel superhero.

The stainless-steel gadget straps around the forearm and is small enough to be worn over clothing.

Footage shows the wearer firing the web-like line from their wrist before activating the motor and rapidly pulling it back in.

HeroTech also wanted the design to be comfortable to wear – and simple enough for other enthusiasts to recreate with a 3D printer.

But squeezing a working retraction system into such a small space proved to be one of the biggest challenges.

Packed inside the wrist-sized casing is a rotating spool, coreless electric motor, lithium-polymer battery, limit switch and a series of miniature gears.

The “web” is made from three braided strands of 20lb SpiderWire fishing line, giving it a theoretical combined strength of around 60lb.

HeroTech has also made the CAD files, printable models, parts list and assembly instructions available to subscribers through Patreon.

It is not the team’s first attempt at bringing Spider-Man’s famous technology into the real world.

HeroTech has previously created several working Spider-Man-inspired web shooters, but the latest version was built to more closely resemble the tiny gadget seen on screen.