This time, instead of a few LEDs, turned to an Android smartphone running an OpenCV-based app. Previously, we’ve seen turn a Hexbug spider into a line following robot with a pair of IR LEDs and a drop-in replacement motor driver. With a few extra parts, though, it can become a vastly more powerful robotics platform, as shows us with his experiments with a Hexbug and OpenCV. No wonder HEXBUG products are loved by children and adults everywhere.The Hexbug Spider is a neat little robot toy available at just about any Target or Walmart for about $20. HEXBUG toys continue to spark kids’ imaginations through innovative technology and exciting toy designs.

Today, HEXBUG has more than 100 different toys ranging from buildable play sets to battling robots.

Initially, people were buying HEXBUG toys because their kids were drawn to the realistic bug-like characteristics of HEXBUG’s micro robotic creatures. HEXBUG has toys even for kids at very young ages.

Its mission was to provide children with a positive yet fun experience with robotics. The HEXBUG Concept of Learning and Fun Play Such skills are very important to the learning and development needs of growing children. Because HEXBUG toys allow children to customise their own robots, players are able to design their own game as they learn to solve problems and come up with solutions they haven’t known before. Kids enjoy playing with HEXBUG toys, but these toys also teach STEM skills as well as technical dexterity and inquisitiveness. HEXBUG Micro Robotic Creatures are remote-controlled robotic bugs that are loved by children and adults alike.

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