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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, ...
Male fiddler crabs have one oversized claw, which they use to attract females by standing outside their burrow and waving.
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.
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 ...
Between May and July 2022, Wilde and his team created “Wavy Dave,” an artificial fiddler crab with a robotic claw that could wave back and forth. It was placed in the Ria Formosa Natural Park in the ...
Burmese pythons, one of the world’s largest snakes, are also one of the most problematic invasive species in South Florida.
Moflin, a fluffy pet robot that resembles a bunny minus the big ears, is capable of developing its own unique personality and quirks depending on how it is 'raised'. Developed by Casio Computer Co., ...
Robot coyotes built on motorized cars reaching 20 mph are being deployed at military airfields as an innovative solution to ...
Technology Robots Why animals run faster than their robot doppelgängers… for now The sum is greater than its parts. Mack DeGeurin Apr 24, 2024 2:00 PM EDT ...