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fiddler crabs, Wavy Dave and in claw-waving

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Watch 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 always come out unscathed.

Phys.org on MSN · 4d

'Wavy Dave' robot crab reveals how males compete in claw-waving contest

In the new study, a robot crab—nicknamed Wavy Dave—waved its claw on a mudflat teeming with male fiddler crabs. The paper, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, is titled "Biomimetic robots reveal flexible adjustment of sexual signaling in a wild invertebrate."

Independent.ie on MSN · 1h

Wavy 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 thwarted by an altogether different kind of pincer movement after being attacked by furious rivals,

Futurism on MSN15h

Robot Crab Meets Terrible Fate When Its True Nature Is Discovered by Real Crab

Scientists apparently underestimated the aggression of itty-bitty male fiddler crabs when they deployed a friendly robot ...

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Crab vs. machine: Robot tests fiddler crab courtship tactics

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

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