Product Description

HEXBUG feels its way around sensing objects in its path and avoiding them...And they can hear! You control where they scurry through a hand clap, loud noise or table slap. They come in five distinct shapes and colors. The trick is for you to catch them all. What more could you want from your own micro robotic creature? The all new family of HEXBUG Micro Robotic Creatures is coming to your neighborhood to entertain and amaze you.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #22486 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Innovation First
• Model: CHARLIE
• Dimensions: .13 pounds

Customer Reviews

Go On...Bug me, Charlie!
My favorite bug! This is a delightful little product that brings a smile and a laugh to all who see it. I keep Charlie on my desk at work, and when I think someone could use a cheerful diversion, I turn him on... allowing him to crawl around my desk until he bumps into something and changes direction. LOL :) Charlie is a pleaser to be sure...

This little robot is actually very interesting and cleverly constructed. His clear, blue-tinted body allows one to see his electronic insides and mechanisms. He responds to touch via his wire feelers, and with bug like "aplomb," he will respond to a loud clap or other loud noise. Creative science teachers probably can gain a lot of mileage with their students by discussing how Charlie works and how robotic creatures are now influencing, helping, and / or otherwise changing how humanity thinks and operates. I actually used him in a lecture to college students on philosophical concepts like free choice vs. predetermined paths; power relationships, and the "virtue of the small," the appreciation of small things, which can have big impacts. I asked my students to ponder this: what if you had an off switch? (How would this affect your life?)

Charlie, I think, is named for one of the letters of the NATO Spelling alphabet. The HexBug family consists of Charlie and four buggy brothers: Alpha (Orange); Bravo (Green); Delta (Yellow); Echo (Red). Each bug is unique in color and shape.

Charlie can best be cared for and appreciated by children eight and older--to adults. Charlie is too fragile for very young children, and he is full of small parts. (While toddlers may be fascinated with his movements as my nephew is when he sees mine, toddlers = have a tendency to be too rough with things. So, I DO NOT recommend Charlie / Hexbugs as a toy for that age child. )

As with any toy, adults should supervise and be aware of how Charlie is used.

NOTE: I think the maker of the Hexbugs will be introducing an crab and an inchworm in future products