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Product Description
From the Manufacturer
The Hexbug Larva is a micro robotic creature that slithers forward on smooth surfaces using a slow, rhythmic flexing motion. Just like real larvae, each of these creepy crawlers reacts to its environment, instinctively changing direction upon sensing an object in its path and wriggling off to explore a clear, undisturbed path ahead. Its behavior is eerily mesmerizing to watch and interact with. The Hexbug Larva is CPSIA approved for kids ages 8 and up.The Hexbug Larva features a forward facing infrared sensor that allows it to detect fellow squirming larvae and other objects in its path. When the Hexbug Larva encounters a road block, it spins around on two micro robotic wheels hidden beneath its hard exterior shell and heads off in a new direction. Three button cell batteries are included. Color may vary.
Product Description
From the Manufacturer
The Hexbug Larva is a micro robotic creature that slithers forward on smooth surfaces using a slow, rhythmic flexing motion. Just like real larvae, each of these creepy crawlers reacts to its environment, instinctively changing direction upon sensing an object in its path and wriggling off to explore a clear, undisturbed path ahead. Its behavior is eerily mesmerizing to watch and interact with. The Hexbug Larva is CPSIA approved for kids ages 8 and up.The Hexbug Larva features a forward facing infrared sensor that allows it to detect fellow squirming larvae and other objects in its path. When the Hexbug Larva encounters a road block, it spins around on two micro robotic wheels hidden beneath its hard exterior shell and heads off in a new direction. Three button cell batteries are included. Color may vary.
Product Description
The HEXBUG® Larva is a micro robotic creature that slithers forward on smooth surfaces using a slow, rhythmic flexing motion. Just like real larvae, each of these creepy crawlers reacts to its environment, instinctively changing direction upon sensing an object in its path and wriggling off to explore a clear, undisturbed path ahead. Its behavior is eerily mesmerizing to watch and interact with. The HEXBUG Larva is CPSIA approved for kids ages 8 and up. Available in various translucent colors.Introducing Innovation First's Hexbug Creatures! These Micro Robotic pets behave like real bugs that react to touch, sound, and light. Collect all of the Hexbug creatures including the: original Hexbug, Inchworm, Crab, Ant, and Nano! The original Hexbug reacts to touch and sound, the crab reacts to light and sound and the Ant reacts to touch. You have the power to control the inchworm...the first full-range control robotic creature. The nano behaves like a real bug and can even flip itself over! Innovation First began producing electronics for unmanned mobile ground robots, and is now the industry leader.
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Durability:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Sadly I have to agree that the larva doesn't meet the standards of the other hexbug products. The battery in ours died an hour after we received it, prompting a complete meltdown.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lively, cat-enthralling addition to the furballs' toy collection!
October 20, 2012
Amazon Verified Purchase
Durability:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This, the Hexbug Larva, was the third hexbug I bought for my two cats (the first two were the nano and the crab). The Nano was an instant hit, and so was the Larva!
The Larva doesn't move as fast as the Nano, but its larger size, louder sound, and more varied and intentional-seeming motion, make it just as loved by the furry people.
Another big positive is that the Larva seems as durable as the Nano, both being able to stand up to some brutal paw jabs from my two 15lb toms. (Please Note: there are a number of toys that can be safely left with the cats unsupervised, but the Hexbugs aren't among them - partly for the sake of the Hexbugs, but mostly for the cats' sake of course. Externally there's nothing unsafe about these robots, but there's of course the worry of them being broken or bitten into. Btw, choking is far more a worry with the Nano than with the Larva.)
As for battery life, the Larva seems pretty good actually. Its battery certainly won't last as long as the Nano's, but the battery life is perfectly acceptable - especially when you see for yourself how much motion is going on (which is a good thing in a cat toy, i think). Besides, you're likely going to be playing with this in very short bursts, especially if you're of the human persuasion - it's great to watch the cats interacting with it, but unless you're deconstructing it to find out how it works, it would get old very quickly for any non-furry person I would think. Even for the cats, I make sure to let them play with it for 3-4 mins at a time, so I get a number of days out of a battery (if not many sessions).
My cats get the final word: they really complain when I take the Larva and the Nano away! That's a rave review in my book!
The Larva doesn't move as fast as the Nano, but its larger size, louder sound, and more varied and intentional-seeming motion, make it just as loved by the furry people.
Another big positive is that the Larva seems as durable as the Nano, both being able to stand up to some brutal paw jabs from my two 15lb toms. (Please Note: there are a number of toys that can be safely left with the cats unsupervised, but the Hexbugs aren't among them - partly for the sake of the Hexbugs, but mostly for the cats' sake of course. Externally there's nothing unsafe about these robots, but there's of course the worry of them being broken or bitten into. Btw, choking is far more a worry with the Nano than with the Larva.)
As for battery life, the Larva seems pretty good actually. Its battery certainly won't last as long as the Nano's, but the battery life is perfectly acceptable - especially when you see for yourself how much motion is going on (which is a good thing in a cat toy, i think). Besides, you're likely going to be playing with this in very short bursts, especially if you're of the human persuasion - it's great to watch the cats interacting with it, but unless you're deconstructing it to find out how it works, it would get old very quickly for any non-furry person I would think. Even for the cats, I make sure to let them play with it for 3-4 mins at a time, so I get a number of days out of a battery (if not many sessions).
My cats get the final word: they really complain when I take the Larva and the Nano away! That's a rave review in my book!
16 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By seamist
Amazon Verified Purchase
Durability:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
3.0 out of 5 stars
This Larva was delivered with the switch in the 'on' position and the battery was dead. This item appears to be used and sold as new.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Goodgood
Pocket size. Has good battery life AND is a great toy. if you put a milky (YUM) white then u would have a maggot and then you could frighten someone by putting it in their bed. HA
Published 18 days ago by Jamie D Balarashti
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another great Hexbug
The Hexbug Larva is smaller than I expected at just about 4" long, and it moves faster than I expected. But none of that detracts from this member of the Hexbug family. Read more
Published 23 days ago by Jim
1.0 out of 5 stars
Overpriced Junk
My son recently went on a school trip for his Robotics team where he and one of his classmates each bought a Hexbug Larva. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Anonymous
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good design
Got this for my son for a Christmas stocking , I ended playing with this toy cool little toy,the only down side it's battery usages
Published 2 months ago by Javier Diaz
5.0 out of 5 stars
cats love it too
My 10 year old was occupied for hours with the hexbug and the cats...too funny to witness. I don't know which one enjoys it more.
Published 2 months ago by sheila beebe-sanders
1.0 out of 5 stars
Broken almost immediately
My children barely got it out of the package and it stopped crawling, the gearing seems too robust for its engine. We got it moving again only to have it crawl across the carpet. Read more
Published 2 months ago by D. J. Hoppe
5.0 out of 5 stars
so much fun`
We love all hexbug products. My 8 year old son loves to play with them. Don't leave them out for small siblings!!
Published 3 months ago by L. Brooker
5.0 out of 5 stars
Review of hex bug
The girls loved them. They seem to do what they are supposed to do, although I'm not exactly sure what they do.
Published 4 months ago by Susan Strong
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect for my 3 year old grandson
Fun stocking stuffer for a 3 year old boy
He figured it out in a minute and the battery lasted a reasonable amount of time
He figured it out in a minute and the battery lasted a reasonable amount of time
Published 4 months ago by David L Dall
1.0 out of 5 stars
Broken when arrived
Product was broken when arrived; was low cost so didn't even return it and just threw it away. Not sure if it was broken before shipped, or the tail broke off during shipment. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Polly Buchanan
