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Robotic crab claw ‘Wavy Dave' challenges real crabs to fight - then loses badly

Like many people around the world, animal behavior researcher Joe Wilde took up a new hobby during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wilde - a scientist with the Centre for Research in Animal Behavior (CRAB) at ...
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‘Wavy Dave’ is a beefy-armed robot crab on a mating mission

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A tiny robot fiddler crab is helping environmental scientists better ...
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Robot Crab Meets Terrible Fate When Its True Nature Is Discovered by Real Crabs

Scientists apparently underestimated the aggression of itty-bitty male fiddler crabs when they deployed a friendly robot version during mating season. In a paper published in the journal Proceedings ...
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Robotic crab claw ‘Wavy Dave’ challenges real crabs to fight — then loses badly

Fiddler crabs use their large claws to wave down females and didn’t take kindly to a robot newcomer in Portugal. Joe A. Wilde Like many people around the world, animal behavior researcher Joe Wilde ...