Hexbug Nano Habitat Set

by Innovation First Labs, Inc.

Product Features

• Nano - Micro Robotic Creatures
• The robotic creature that behaves like a real bug
• Colors may vary
• Go online to register and track your Nano collection
• Additional bugs, track, habitats, carrying cases and more are available separately

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14 x 17 x 2.5 inches ; 1.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B003IT5NHK
• Item model number: 440-1435
• Manufacturer recommended age: 5 - 15 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #745 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #17 in Toys & Games > Learning & Education > Science
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Everything you need to build your own Hexbug Nano habitat. 10 Habitat pieces including 3 Hex Cells, 4 curves and 3 straights. Pieces easily connect and disconnect. Doors open and close. Includes 2 Hexbug Nanos in a tube. Colors may vary. Batteries included.

Product Description

Everything you need to build your own Hexbug Nano habitat. 10 Habitat pieces including 3 Hex Cells, 4 curves and 3 straights. Pieces easily connect and disconnect. Doors open and close. Includes 2 Hexbug Nanos in a tube. Colors may vary. Batteries included.

Features include:

•Nano - Micro Robotic Creatures
•The robotic creature that behaves like a real bug
•Colors may vary
•Go online to register and track your Nano collection
•Additional bugs, track, habitats, carrying cases and more are available separately
 

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

107 of 107 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FUN! as in F - U - N!, July 19, 2010

By 

Nuknuk (Springfield, VA United States) - See all my reviews
(TOP 100 REVIEWER)   

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Hexbug Nano Habitat Set (Toy)

Got this for my 6 year-old. The habitat actually surprised me, I thought they are just cheap pieces of tubes and little hexagon arenas. They are cleverly thought out and well built. You can connect them in so many ways. The 3 hexagons have gates that you can close or open on all 6 sides.

My son's only complaint is that the pieces are somewhat difficult to engage and disengage. But once he got the hang of it, it was OK.

Comes with 2 hexabugs. It is more fun to have more than one hexabugs. We already have 1 green, and then 2 more that came with this set. Ours came with a blue and a rare black bug.

You can also enjoy the bugs even sans the habitat. They are so fun to release them on the wild. Let them run around the table or the hardwood floor. (They don't move as much on carpets). Just watch Youtube videos, they have tons of them. It is like a geek toy, your personal microbots.

The batteries are cheap if you search online. 20 pieces for a few bucks. Each bug uses only 1 battery. You will need a watch type screwdriver to replace it.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Gift, November 29, 2010

By 

AAKRAZY - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Hexbug Nano Habitat Set (Toy)

We got this as a last minute gift for our son's 6th B-day. I was talked into it by another mother who was there to purchase more "bugs" for her kids. She was right, this was an excellent toy for my son. He spends lots of time setting it up and fighting the little bugs against his sister's. I would purchase this again.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a Hexbug World, December 28, 2010

By 

J. Jarrett (Chicago, IL, USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Hexbug Nano Habitat Set (Toy)

We bought the Hexbug Nano Habitat and two additional Hexbug Nanos for my 6 year old son for Christmas. We were looking for one last gift and the reviews of this product spurred us to make the purchase. Four days after Christmas, and this is still the hit of the day. He has been building and rebuilding their habitat and watching them go, all while laughing and sliding around on the floor and narrating their adventures. He's even begun to try to find his own ways to expand their world. The track, while appearing very simple, is actually fairly durable and can be connected in a variety of different ways. Even with a set of straight track for expansion, he can usually find a new way to connect all of the pieces in just a few minutes entirely on his own.

They've also been amusing for the adults in the household to play with and watch. They appear incredibly sentient for something so simply constructed. You can even bet on which bug is the toughest or fastest or smartest and wait for them to run into each other going down one o the pathways.

I can't yet attest to how long the batteries run, but after 3-4 days of fairly heavy usage, they appear to still be going strong.