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‘Wavy Dave’ is a beefy-armed robot crab on a mating mission
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 Proceedings of the Royal Society B are helping solve these ecological mysteries, the data was only obtained at considerable peril to ‘Wavy Dave.’
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'Wavy Dave' placed in front of fiddler crabsThe robot fiddler crab was placed in an area where real male crabs could see and interact with the robot.
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Robot crab helps scientists uncover how male crabs compete for female matesA study using a robotic crab has revealed how male fiddler crabs compete for mates. These crustaceans vie for the attention ...
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