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Inovation First HEXBUG robots – Ant, Original, Inchworm and Crab
In need to find a new and cheap toy to entertain young children or yourself when being idle? Read this article and decide which one of the HEXBUG robot-toys is most suitable for you.
After releasing their Original HEXBUG robot the Texas based manufacturer Innovation First introduced their, by so far, latest HEXBUG Ant at the NY International Toy Fair 2009. A 6 cm long new micro robotic insect has front and rear touch sensors that allow it to maneuver around objects in its path and wheel-legs that propel it ten times faster than any previous HEXBUG robot.
The Ant’s six legs are actually propeller-like wheels that help give it a burst of speed across bare floors or carpeting. The unique design of the legs makes this bug ten times faster than any of the previously released HEXBUG creatures. The consequence of a greater speed is that it’s a bit less suitable for younger children. By leveraging the touch sensors from the Original HEXBUG and changing its behavior in order to make it race backwards every time it hits an obstacle the play pattern of the robot toy became “try to catch”.
Its robotic predecessor Original HEXBUG has a different operating pattern and it changes direction every time it hits an obstacle or detects louder sounds like handclaps.
Afterward, they created another robotic toy named HEXBUG Inchworm. It is remote controlled and due it has a dual band controls, two HEXBUG Inchworms can be controlled at the same time.
HEXBUG Crab is yet another toy robot with light and sound detectors. Those detectors enabled features like hiding in the shaded areas and changing its direction due to predefined time intervals or laud sounds.
Thanks for the review, it helped me decide which one to buy.
My kid loves the hexbug crab :)