You may be familiar with the Hexbug Spider, a small electronic robot toy sold at Target and Walmart for $20. You can see the OpenCV-controlled Hexbug in action after the break, along with a video build log with showing everyone how to tear apart one of these robot toys.Ĭontinue reading “Giving The Hexbug Spider A Set Of Eyes” → Posted in Toy Hacks Tagged hexbug, hexbug spider, opencv Turning The Hexbug Spider Into A Line-following Robot It’s a neat build, and surprisingly nimble for a $20 plastic hexapod robot. The smartphone app detects a user-selectable hue – in this case a little Android toy robot – and sends commands to the MSP430-powered motor control board over the headphone jack to move the legs. 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. They offer a variety of products that are designed to encourage learning and exploration, including robotics kits, coding tools, and engineering projects.The Hexbug Spider is a neat little robot toy available at just about any Target or Walmart for about $20.
STEMfinity is a competitor to Hexbug that specializes in educational STEM toys and kits. They offer a range of products that are suitable for different age ranges, including robotic balls, coding kits, and educational robots. Sphero is a competitor to Hexbug that specializes in programmable robots and STEM toys.
They offer a variety of products for different age ranges and interests, including robot pets, coding toys, and buildable robots. WowWee Robotics is a competitor to Hexbug that creates interactive and educational toy robots. Since then, Hexbug has continued to release new robot designs and expand their product line to include playsets, STEM kits, and other interactive toys. In 2008, Hexbug launched the Nano, a tiny robot that quickly became popular due to its realistic movements and competitive gameplay.
The brand started by creating small, insect-like robots that were designed to move like real bugs. Hexbug was founded in 2007 by Innovation First International, a company that specializes in robotics and electronics. Hexbug offers a variety of products that are suitable for different age ranges and interests. The products are designed to encourage learning, exploration, and creativity through play. Hexbug is a brand that creates robotic toys that resemble insects.
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