We present the design and operation of tadpole-mimetic robots prepared for a study of the parenting behaviors of poison frogs, which pair bond and raise their offspring. The mission of these robots is to convince poison frog parents that they are tadpoles, which need to be fed. Tadpoles indicate this need, at least in part, by wriggling with a characteristic frequency and amplitude. While the study is in progress, preliminary indications are that the TadBots have passed their test, at least for father frogs. We discuss the design and operational requirements for producing convincing TadBots and provide some details of the study design and plans for future work.

翻译：我们提出用于研究毒箭蛙亲代抚育行为的蝌蚪仿生机器人设计与操作方案。这类成对结合并养育后代的毒箭蛙会形成亲代联结。该机器人的使命是使毒箭蛙父母确信它们是待哺的蝌蚪。蝌蚪至少通过特定频率和振幅的扭动来传达这一需求。尽管研究尚在进行中，初步迹象表明"仿生蝌蚪机器人"已通过考验——至少对雄性亲蛙如此。我们阐述制造可信仿生蝌蚪的设计与操作要求，并提供研究方案细节及未来工作计划。