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The Robotic Creature that behaves like a real bug!
Putting the 'micro' in Micro Robotic Creatures
How small can you go? Using common locomotion principles Innovation First set out to make a really small HEXBUG that gave the appearance of being smart. How will it react when it encounters an obstacle? What happens if it gets turned over? The first prototypes of the Nano were inspired by the old vibrating football games. More recent examples of vibrating motion are the BEAM Vibrobots, and then the Bristlebots. Thirty some iterations, a few years, and dozens of designs later the Nano was born. To give just a taste of how much development went into this product, they engineered and rapid prototyped over 150 variations of legs alone.
How it works. The motor inside the Nano rotates a counterweight that causes forces up and down. The down force causes the legs to bend and the Nano moves forward. The up force causes the creature to hop lifting the front legs off the ground and allowing the legs to unbend. This up and down movement repeats several hundred times per second causing the Nano to move forward. The Nano creature's ability to flip over by itself is due to the rotating forces caused by the motor and the unique internal and external chassis design (and a little magic).
Every Nano includes an exclusive access code that allows you to track your Nano collection, play games, and learn about real science!
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But how does this help me? You can use these graphs as a general measure of it's appropriateness for a given age and gender. While this information is generally accurate, it should not be used as an absolute answer. For instance, many dinosaur toys are purchased for boys, however, that doesn't mean that it's inappropriate for a girl who happens to like dinosaurs.
NOTE: The orange color in the charts above indicate ages that are LESS than the manufacturer suggested age. Please purchase at your discretion if your child is younger than 3 years of age.
Toy Value Index 8.70
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Toy IQ 161
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The following "cloud" is a semantic representation of our customers' general impression of Hexbug Nano Robotic Bug. The larger the text, the more frequently that term is used to describe it.
Product review of Hexbug Nano Robotic Bug
Posted 10/18/2012 by Brenda Swonger
Rating:
4
Although it is smaller than I thought it would be it is very active and lively. It looks and acts like a real bug if it gets cornered or flips over on its side it turns around or flips back over.
My rating of Hexbug Nano Robotic Bug
Posted 10/18/2012 by Brenda Swonger
Rating:
4
Although it is smaller than I thought it would be it is very active and lively. It looks and acts like a real bug if it gets cornered or flips over on its side it turns around or flips back over.
Some alternate spelling variations of this product:
bugs, Hex bugs, hexbugs, nano, robotics, robots, science, bristlebots, hex bug, HexBug
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