The tiny Pacific mole crab (Emerita analoga) has a unique talent, in that it can burrow straight down into the sand using its flexible legs. An experimental new robot copies that capability ...

The unassuming Pacific mole crab, Emerita analoga, is about to make some waves. UC Berkeley researchers have debuted a unique robot inspired by this burrowing crustacean that may someday help ...

Emerita analoga, phylum Arthropoda, is a burrowing decapod crustacean found on sandy beaches of the west coast of North America. This organism is considered a bioindicator species for marine pollution ...