In a move no one asked for but science proudly funded anyway, researchers have built a robot crab named Wavy Dave, presumably after presumably after the guy who yells “woo!” at weddings and gets into ...

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 ...

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

Anyone who ever met Wavy Dave and lived to tell the tale—which is, in point of fact, everyone who has ever met Wavy Dave—would tell you about his claw. It was big, that’s for certain, but this was not ...

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Male fiddler crabs have one oversized claw, which they use to attract females by standing outside their burrow and waving.

W avy Dave the robot crustacean has been showing scientists how male fiddler crabs respond when they see a fellow crab waving. Famous for their enormous claws, the team made Wavy Dave blend in by ...

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

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A robot crab called “Wavy Dave” has helped scientists learn about crab mating behaviours. Male fiddler crabs have one oversized claw – which they use to attract females by standing outside their ...

Researchers have built a robot crab that can compete in claw-waving displays with real fiddler crabs, but "Wavy Dave" doesn't ...

A robot crab has helped scientists understand how male fiddler crabs compete over females.Male fiddler crabs have one ...