The Nano Newtons doesn’t so much move as they freak the fuck out, skidding around on their miniature rubber feet and bumping into things like real cockroaches would—if you gave them each a ...

More bugs. It's not enough that they already outnumber us 100 million to one. Toy company Hexbug has decided to make little robot larvae, which could hatch into the hottest stocking stuffer this ...

I was recently chosen to receive a Hexbug Nano party kit with the idea that I could throw a party for a bunch of kids, see what happens, and then write about it. Sounded like fun to me! The box ...

3Doodler has also partnered with robotic insect toy company Hexbugs to launch a “Make Your Own Hexbug” set, which lets kids draw insect body parts and legs on a custom DoodleMold.

It's not enough that bugs already outnumber us 100 million to one. Hexbug has decided to populate the world with little robot larvae.

The last few years have seen a wonderful renaissance in the consumer robotics field, with sophisticated and educational robot kits all over the place. The prices have remained reasonable ...

Forget useful accessories for your desk and instead invest in one or more of these funky little critters. The Hexbug is a little creepy-crawly robot (6 x 5 x3.5cm in fact) with touch sensors on its ...

The Hex Bug, at $10, proves to be a perfect platform for building your own droid.Out of the box, it has pretty limited functionality. It walks forward until its antennae bump something, then it ...

Witness the high-speed fun with a twist of creativity! In this video, learn how to build a cardboard cockroach race track specifically designed for Hex Bugs Nano Bots. These tiny robotic creatures ...

Today Bandai announced they will start selling robotic crabs [JP] in Japan starting August 9. The so-called Hex Bug crabs will be available in red and blue (price: $25). Bandai wants to replicate ...

Digging around in beach rock pools for crabs was always fun when I was a kid, though it brought the risk of a nip to your fingers if you weren't careful: ...