I am not sure what I was expecting, they arrived and are in test tube like packaging and look like bugs, who has seen the film Tics or Minority Report 2 with the robotic spiders, I must admit to giving a little shudder, but the feeling didn't last long. I think the colour of them helps they are bright.
They are just too amazing to be creepy. More cute.
They are fast, they move with a little wobble that makes them cute, I Conor found playing addictive, we have four and you have them running all over, if you put some thing in the way, they just move around it or turn back, they come with instructions but they really are not needed.
You just switch them on and off they go, we found that they are great in a large box.
I have seen that you can get a habitat in the US which has tracks and arenas to keep them racing around in, which seems a fab idea.
Definitely going to be a craze and if lots of you have them ( a swarm) I can imagine it will be real fun.
Great price at £8.99
I have put the video in to show you how fast and fun they are, my photos never did them justice.
Now where can I hide my little creatures to play with.
The HEXBUG Nano is a tiny, collectible, micro robotic creature that uses the physics of vibration to propel itself forward and explore its environment. Powered by a tiny motor, and 12 fixed, angular legs, the industrious creature scuttles over the ground beneath it and quickly navigates through the most complex mazes.
Possessing an uncanny sense of balance, it can even flip to its feet and zoom forward when turned on its back! When coming into contact with an object in its path, the energetic insect will switch directions and scurry away on a new path due to its persistent random behavior.
The HEXBUG Nano family is diverse and includes several unique “collections” and “series”, named after the world’s most accomplished scientists and their key discoveries. The Newton Collection includes five distinct “series” of HEXBUG Nanos, with each series representing a key scientific discovery. There are also rare mutations that can be found within each series.
Each HEXBUG Nano is assigned a unique serial number and point value system that owners can use to register their Nano collection online, hunt for rare creatures with the highest point values, play games, earn points, and learn about real scientists and their discoveries. One small step for robots, one giant leap for HEXBUG!
Product Specs:
• Product Length: 4.4 cm
• Product Width: 1.3 cm
• Product Height: 1.9 cm
• Product Weight: approx 7 grams
The HEXBUG Nano Newton Orbit Collection is available in an assortment of colours and patterns including Light Blue, Green, Black, Purple and Red.
One button cell battery AG13 (LR44) is included with each. Available
Buy at Next, Red5, Selfridges, House of Fraser and Hamleys stores nationwide as well online at
• 5-pack complete series retails for £26.99;
Individual HEXBUG Nanos retail for £8.99
• HEXBUG Micro Robotic Creatures are produced by Innovation First International a leader in educational and consumer robotic products.
HEXBUG Nano collectors can store up to 20 HEXBUG Nano specimens in their tubes with the HEXBUG Nano Specimen Case; includes removable insert, durable nylon cover with molded backing, zipper closure.
• Retails for £19.99
• All products available now at Hamleys, Next, Selfridges, Toys R Us, Red5 stores and Red5 in House of Fraser, Waterstones and HMV, other specialty retailers or at www.hexbug.com.
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