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I Heart Robotics checks out if the Nano has retained its ability to swim or lost it in the evolutionary process.

http://www.iheartrobotics.com/2010/01/upgrade-can-hexbug-nano-swim.html

The folks over at iheartrobotics.com have hacked the HEXBUG Nano and added an LED to it.

They’ve got more photos and instructions on their site.

Charlie, a budding HEXBUG Crab addict, is back again with another fun Crab modification.  Things aren’t always what they seem to be.

A HEXBUG fan, Charlie, has created a cool little moving sugar bowl powered by the HEXBUG Crab.

How about hiding this thing in the underside of a turned piece which, when “startled”, scurries away – then stops, waiting – and listening – scurrying off again at the sound of a hand clap, or a tap on it’s support surface?

Read more about his iterative design process and watch the videos of the bowl scurrying off: http://web.hypersurf.com/~charlie2/Turning/BotPot/BotPot1.html

Here is the video on YouTube:

Ever wanted to control an original HEXBUG without having to clap .. or wait for it to hit a wall?  Peter, over at appliedinspirations.com has provided us with another detailed step-by-step modification for our original HEXBUG.  With a little work you can control an Original HEXBUG with a TV remote control.

Read the full article here: http://www.appliedinspirations.com/appliedcontent/Projects/HXB-IRmod/HXB_IRmod.html

Our friends over at HEXBUG Central found a cool HEXBUG Mod .. check out the video on their site.

http://hexbug-central.blogspot.com/2008/12/hexbug-modlighting-way.html

Here’s a really cool project — give your HEXBUG a real brain.

Now the real fun begins. Even though the Hexbug’s motion is limited, with the addition of a few simple sensors and some clever programming, it can do remarkable things. For example, a right turn (the only direction the Bug can turn) is accomplished by doing a reverse turn for about 2 seconds. How can it make a left turn? Simply do a right turn for 6 seconds – 3 right turns equal one left turn.

http://www.appliedinspirations.com/appliedcontent/Projects/Hexbug/Proj-HexBug1.html

Wondering how the Original HEXBUG works?  howstuffworks.com has a quick article which explains how the Original HEXBUG works.

http://express.howstuffworks.com/hex-bug-autopsy.htm

A few Innovation First employees decided the HEXBUG would be cooler if it could walk up the walls.  A few magnets later and there you have it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCzWRc64RTI