Claw machine

A claw machine comprising:

• a machine body including a base that has a prize outlet passage, and a cabinet that is disposed on and above said base and that defines an inner space in spatial communication with the prize outlet passage, the inner space having a start zone and a game field;
• a setting module disposed in the game field of the inner space, and including at least one divider that partitions the game field of the inner space into a plurality of game compartments, the game compartments being in spatial communication with the prize outlet passage;
• a claw disposed in the inner space, and movable within the inner space;
• and
• a control device disposed on said machine body, and including a coin module that has a coin slot and that is configured to generate a start signal upon detecting a coin put into the coin slot, an operating interface that is operable to move said claw and to generate a grab signal for making said claw to perform a grabbing action, and a processing unit that is electrically connected to said coin module and said operating interface, said processing unit being configured to
• upon receiving the start signal from said coin module, control said claw to move from the start zone to one of the game compartments,
• when said claw is in one of the game compartments, allow said claw to move, by operating said operating interface, only within the one of the game compartments,
• upon receiving the grab signal, control said claw to perform the grabbing action, and
• after the grabbing action is completed, control said claw sequentially to move to a position above the prize outlet passage, to open, and then to move to one of the start zone and another one of the game compartments.