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Live Science on MSNWatch robot crab 'Wavy Dave' get attacked in claw-waving contest with real crabs
Researchers have built a robot crab that can compete in claw-waving displays with real fiddler crabs, but "Wavy Dave" doesn't ...
In the new study, a robot crab—nicknamed Wavy Dave—waved its claw on a mudflat teeming with male fiddler crabs. The paper, ...
Between May and July 2022, Wilde and his team created "Wavy Dave," an artificial fiddler crab with a robotic claw that could ...
A tiny robot fiddler crab is helping environmental scientists better understand the complexities of animal mating rituals and rivalries. And while their initial findings published August 5 in ...
Scientists apparently underestimated the aggression of itty-bitty male fiddler crabs when they deployed a friendly robot ...
Male fiddler crabs have one oversized claw, which they use to attract females by standing outside their burrow and waving.
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Independent.ie on MSNWavy Dave, the robot crab, is ‘killed’ and mutilated by love rivals in mating standoff
When scientists deposited “Wavy Dave” the robot crab on a mudflat in Portugal, they hoped to learn more about how males compete for mates by waving their huge claws. But the little machine was ...
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IFLScience on MSNOh No, Wavy Dave! Robot Crustacean Waves At Fiddler Crabs For Science, Has A Bad Time
Wavy Dave the robot crustacean has been showing scientists how male fiddler crabs respond when they see a fellow crab waving.
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Stories by SWNS on MSNRobot crab called Wavy Dave helps scientists learn about crab mating behaviours
A robot crab called “Wavy Dave” has helped scientists learn about crab mating behaviours. Male fiddler crabs have one ...
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Robot Crab Named Wavy Dave Loses Arm in Oceanic Bar Fight
Armed with a 3D-printed crustacean chassis and an ego the size of its oversized claw, Wavy Dave strutted onto the mudflats of ...
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Interesting Engineering on MSNRobot crab helps scientists uncover how male crabs compete for female mates
The male fiddler crabs use their one oversized claw to attract females, waving it with a frantic energy outside their burrows ...
Using a 3D robotic crab, researchers found male fiddler crabs adjust their courtship signals based on the size and behavior of nearby rivals.
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