“behave like real bugs, skittering around and flipping themselves over when the need arises.  Why stop at one?  Buy a few handfuls and they act like a swarm. At which point you may want to invest in the Hexbug habitat of pods and bridges to keep them contained and content”

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“The latest additions to the Hexbug range of robotic bugs are the unassuming Nano bots, a flick of the ON switch however and you’re in for a surprise.  These little finger sized machines travel at remarkable scale speeds across solid surfaces, a powerful motor inside the body vibrating the legs and sending them forward with no regard for obstacles.  When the mini critter slams into a solid object it’ll either change direction and carry on, or depending on the momentum it has achieved flip onto its back or side and vibrate onto it’s feet - either way quite a spectacle.  This is just one Nano in action, a swarm of them running about the place bumping into each other is a highly watchable event”

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There is the Original, which resembles a roach, an inchworm, a crab, and the nano. We have a couple of the nanos. They are pretty cool and always a favorite among E-Rays friends when they come over to play.

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…skidding around on their miniature rubber feet and bumping into things like real cockroaches would—if you gave them each a human-sized cup of coffee. They can even flip themselves over if they end up on their backs. Here is a whole intrusion of the Newtons, thankfully contained beneath plastic in a maze:

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“Another wallet-friendly smart toy starting at 10 dollars is Hexbug, micro-robotic creatures resembling cockroaches, spiders or crabs that respond to touch, sound and even light and are capable of navigating mazes or their own nano habitat set”

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