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The high-speed robotic creature that reacts to touch. Colors may vary. Batteries included.
Product Description
Hexbug Ant
Age: 5 years and up
Features
Hexbug Ant acts just like a real ant moving around places; it even changes its direction after hitting an obstacle with the help of touch sensors. It has attractive colors and can even use additional bugs, tracks and habitat sets to create giant environments.
Age: 5 years and up
Features
- Touch sensors
- Changes direction on obstacles
- Fits in hands
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
42 of 47 people found the following review helpful
Durability:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Hexbug Ant isn't a bad miniaturized robotic creature; once you get one that works, that is. Our first one went backwards, but refused to go forward, so got stuck a great deal. Fortunately I ordered from one of the sellers currently offering this toy through Amazon, Fat Brain Toys, and they have fantastic customer service, so another was dispatched immediately and arrived pretty quickly. The second one worked as advertised.
The properly-working Ant has front and rear sensors that alert it anytime it encounters an obstacle, reversing its direction so it will keep going. There is a little switch on the rear of the Ant to switch it on, and once on it is in constant motion until you manage to catch it; it is quite fast. The Ant is powered by six rapidly spinning three-prong wheels; three on either side as you'd expect from an arthropod. The leg/wheels are joined up to one another by small gears, and the one huge annoyance with the Ant is that the leg/wheels and accompanying gears like to pick up every little bit of dust and pet hair on your floor. Ultimately a little dust bunny is all it takes to bring this little creature to a halt. You then have to pick it up, switch it off, disentangle the pet hair and fluff that it picked up from - say - underneath the dresser, and give it another go. I thought I had a clean house until I invited this little critter into it, and I'm rather insulted by all the fluff he's finding under our furniture. Where does he keep finding all these dust bunnies? I vacuumed like two days ago...
Of course, an easy fix for this would be using some blocks to set up an obstacle course for it, not allowing it to find all the hidden dust bunnies under furniture, or maybe you're fortunate enough to own a Roomba or something that gets all those hard to reach places that the Ant finds and gets gunked up in.
If you can keep the Ant from critiquing your housekeeping skills by getting locked up every time it ducks under a piece of furniture, it's a pretty cute little toy, especially for the price. I like the transparent casing and the overall style of it. The speed is pretty entertaining, and I can see the cat getting a kick out of it... and then dealing it the final blow with a big puffy hairball.
I don't know that I'd buy it again, all things considered. If I'd known about the pet hair/dust bunny issue I might have sprung for a pricier slow-mover like the crab who also seems to have better clearance from the ground.
The properly-working Ant has front and rear sensors that alert it anytime it encounters an obstacle, reversing its direction so it will keep going. There is a little switch on the rear of the Ant to switch it on, and once on it is in constant motion until you manage to catch it; it is quite fast. The Ant is powered by six rapidly spinning three-prong wheels; three on either side as you'd expect from an arthropod. The leg/wheels are joined up to one another by small gears, and the one huge annoyance with the Ant is that the leg/wheels and accompanying gears like to pick up every little bit of dust and pet hair on your floor. Ultimately a little dust bunny is all it takes to bring this little creature to a halt. You then have to pick it up, switch it off, disentangle the pet hair and fluff that it picked up from - say - underneath the dresser, and give it another go. I thought I had a clean house until I invited this little critter into it, and I'm rather insulted by all the fluff he's finding under our furniture. Where does he keep finding all these dust bunnies? I vacuumed like two days ago...
Of course, an easy fix for this would be using some blocks to set up an obstacle course for it, not allowing it to find all the hidden dust bunnies under furniture, or maybe you're fortunate enough to own a Roomba or something that gets all those hard to reach places that the Ant finds and gets gunked up in.
If you can keep the Ant from critiquing your housekeeping skills by getting locked up every time it ducks under a piece of furniture, it's a pretty cute little toy, especially for the price. I like the transparent casing and the overall style of it. The speed is pretty entertaining, and I can see the cat getting a kick out of it... and then dealing it the final blow with a big puffy hairball.
I don't know that I'd buy it again, all things considered. If I'd known about the pet hair/dust bunny issue I might have sprung for a pricier slow-mover like the crab who also seems to have better clearance from the ground.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Durability:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
This robot bug's gimmick is that it is fast, and it is, turn it on and release it on your floor and is skids around there like a maniac, it will change direction when it hits a wall, or anything else, it had front and rear sensors and it can actually be a bit of a challenge to catch as is rush around your floor scaring cats and other pets. The toy is fun, however except for the front and rear sensors it is not that much to separate it from the typical wind up toy which you can make run across your floor.
Once you start this toy up those wheels start churning around like mad, it might look unsafe however because I am an idiot I have tried to stick my finger in the wheels as they run and they just stop, the toy is completely safe, the build quality however leave something to be desired. The toy is rather sturdy when it comes to hitting things it runs into and such, however those wheels pick up everything on the floor. I have long hair, and I have a cat, and usually unless I clean the floors right before using this toy then after a few seconds I will have a ten minutes joytime with tweezers and pliers trying to untangle hairs from the wheels so that it will run again. I can imagine that if you are a parent and give this robot to your young and promising one you will experience some frustration every time something get stuck in the wheels and you have to play robot doctor to make the toy run again.
All in all I can not really complain about this toy, it is fun and colorful, it is not that expensive and if someone like robots they might like this. However I would say this is the least fun robot from Hexbug, unless you are a Hexbug fanatic like me who just have to have every robot they produce I think one of the other models will give you more enjoyment for your money.
Once you start this toy up those wheels start churning around like mad, it might look unsafe however because I am an idiot I have tried to stick my finger in the wheels as they run and they just stop, the toy is completely safe, the build quality however leave something to be desired. The toy is rather sturdy when it comes to hitting things it runs into and such, however those wheels pick up everything on the floor. I have long hair, and I have a cat, and usually unless I clean the floors right before using this toy then after a few seconds I will have a ten minutes joytime with tweezers and pliers trying to untangle hairs from the wheels so that it will run again. I can imagine that if you are a parent and give this robot to your young and promising one you will experience some frustration every time something get stuck in the wheels and you have to play robot doctor to make the toy run again.
All in all I can not really complain about this toy, it is fun and colorful, it is not that expensive and if someone like robots they might like this. However I would say this is the least fun robot from Hexbug, unless you are a Hexbug fanatic like me who just have to have every robot they produce I think one of the other models will give you more enjoyment for your money.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Durability:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
This toy bug robotic ant runs fast. Catching it is a challenge, so be careful where you let it go. Uses two button batteries. The switch is at the back. Unlike the Hex nano, the ant can run on carpets. It has six legs or wheels (whichever you want to call them).
Compared to the nano, the ant cannot flip back to its feet if it happens to flip upside down. It also is more likely to get entangled on wires or strings.
A nice robotic toy for a starter.
Compared to the nano, the ant cannot flip back to its feet if it happens to flip upside down. It also is more likely to get entangled on wires or strings.
A nice robotic toy for a starter.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable toy
This one is a bit fragile compared to the Nanos and Scarab; but otherwise a great toy loved by boys.
Published 18 days ago by Ladonna F. Gonser
4.0 out of 5 stars
It was gift
Got this for my friend's 13 yr-old son. He loved it. But I think the 3 dogs liked it more!
Published 2 months ago by Robbin Fredericksen
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved it!
My child and grandchildren loved these last year when they each received one for Christmas. I decided to get them new ones this year and they really loved them.
Published 2 months ago by Jerri Hunt
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not worth the money
I bought 3 of these for 3 grandson at Christmas. One worked for about an hour, the other two quit after about 30 minutes. Read more
Published 3 months ago by gayle smith
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hexbug Ant
I was looking for different bugs and different colors. I found what I was looking for here. They are reasonalbly priced and were shipped in a reasonable time.
Published 3 months ago by Robin Whetzell
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very Fun Toy for All
My order shipped and was delivered on time. I gave one Hexbug to each of my teenage nephews as a stocking stuffer It was perfectly creepy! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Guy Zoghby
1.0 out of 5 stars
Broken Bug!
This was such a disappointment to my three year old who got it at Christmas and it did not go. No movement whatsoever. Read more
Published 3 months ago by NaturalistRP
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cute bug
Cute bug, a little large. My son likes the little hexbugs better. Nothing spectacular about this. It does have larger wheels but is 3 or 4 times larger that a regular bug.
Published 3 months ago by John Walker
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good toy but battery dies too fast
It is a fun toy. My 4 year old was really happy with it. Even my 1 year old had lots of fun playing with it. The only problem is you need to change the battery very frequently.
Published 4 months ago by J
5.0 out of 5 stars
fun
got it for my son, he played with it everyday for about a week, it's now dissappeared,
you know how kids are with their new toys
you know how kids are with their new toys
Published 4 months ago by geolotus
