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 ...

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.

Wavy Dave the robot crustacean has been showing scientists how male fiddler crabs respond when they see a fellow crab waving.

A robot crab called “Wavy Dave” has helped scientists learn about crab mating behaviours. Male fiddler crabs have one ...

In the animal world, attracting a mate often comes down to a show of skill. Birds sing. Deer fight. Some crabs wave. For one ...

Using a 3D robotic crab, researchers found male fiddler crabs adjust their courtship signals based on the size and behavior of nearby rivals.

Researchers test fiddler crab mating strategies by introducing a robot with a waving claw, dubbed “Wavy Dave.” CNN speaks to ...

The male fiddler crabs use their one oversized claw to attract females, waving it with a frantic energy outside their burrows ...