HEXBUG InchwormMSRP:
$19.99Age:
8 and upCategory:
Remote Controlled
Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 20882The HEXBUG Inchworm is the first Micro Robotic Creature in the HEXBUG line to feature a full-function IR remote control. Users drive the Inchworm forward, back, left and right. A and B control bands allow users to control two Inchworms at once or multiple Inchworms on the same band. The product features a unique crawling and pirouette motion around its center pod foot. "This unique HEXBUG Micro Robotic impulse item is offered in a five-pack impulse counter display with five-color variety assortment," Joel Carter, VP of marketing for Innovation First, told
TDmonthly. Launch date: October 15, 2008.
— The Inchworm has been a top seller at Pufferbellies in Staunton, Va., for at least a year, according to co-owner Susan Blanton in fall 2009. 10/2/2008
[Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] VEX RCR MiniMSRP:
$99.99Age:
5 and upCategory:
Robotics Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 17478The VEX Mini is an open-ended robotics platform that includes all the parts and accessories inventors and hobbyists need to design and construct a radio-controlled and programmable robot. VEX Mini incorporates the same fun and challenges of the very successful VEX Robotics Design System, but at half the size and half the price. Launch date: August 2008. 2/12/2008
[Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] HEXBUG Micro Robotic CreatureMSRP:
$9.99Age:
8 and upCategory:
Robotics Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 17476The micro-robotic HEXBUG is a tiny, obedient insect that features bump-sensor feelers that help it avoid objects in its path. It responds to clapping or other loud noise by backing up or changing direction. The HEXBUG is small enough to fit in the hand and comes in five different body types and colors including pink, blue, green, yellow and orange.
— According to more than 60 reviews on Amazon.com and Radioshack.com, this fun, durable toy has been rated 4 out of 5 stars due to its entertaining and educational features. It is portable for any occasion and appropriate for any age. Consumers should be careful though, as they have been known to be flimsy and easily breakable, like real bugs! (09.12.08)
— "Everyone wants one, from adults to kids," Charles Bonner, owner of
Heights Toy Center in Little Rock, Ark., told
TDmonthly of this best seller in April 2009. "I sell 200 to 250 a month." 2/12/2008
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