Robotic frogs: male tungara frogs calling female frogs

Male tungara frogs (Physalaemus pustulosus) in Panama distend vocal sacs when they court females. Here we have real frogs calling from ephemeral water sources, and their fake, robotic frog counterparts calling under controlled, laboratory conditions. Barrett Klein and Joey Stein of Moey, Inc produced the faux frogs and their controller units.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• robots
• frogs
• tungara
• multi-modal
• signaling

[pupating]

now imagine the reaction of an approaching female, faced with the explosion of her artificial suitor's vocal sac!

[edjorthebeast]

cute frogs

[SteffersFavourites]

I almost crapped my pants after seeing the artificial frog's sack burst xD

[mrpeanut131]

AQUAMAN would be disappointed

[quosmo1]

hahaha the pop was a great ending :)

[Hardy404]

00:52 --> Kaboooooom !