Hexbug Warriors Battling Robots
© 2012 Innovation First, Inc.
Based on the same "vibrating toothbrush" (our term) self-propelling technique used in the Hexbug Nanos, Hexbug Warriors Battling Robots have a mean look, with beetle-like claws and snap on armor, designed to push other hexbugs away. These are really more like vehicles than robots, designed to do battle on specially designed arenas. The warriors have a collision-tracking sensor, so that the more the vehicles bump into one another, the health LED decreases, from green to red, until it stops, deactivates, and only one Warrior is left standing. There are two modes of play - training mode & battle mode. There are four varieties: Caldera (prep academy) - specialists in geothermal and clean energy; Bionika (Cyborg Academy) - experts in human cyborg robotic technology; Viridia (Prep Academy) - studying technology to preserve the earth; and Tronikon (tech academy) - world's oldest military technology Academy. Hexbug Warriors Battle Stadium is available for $30 and includes two robots and eight expandable stadium pieces. Note that the games have very little to do with educational content.
$8, Smart Toy
Teaches: playing with robots
CTR Rating: 80%