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. No wonder HEXBUG products are loved by children and adults everywhere.The Hexbug Spider is a neat little robot toy available at just about any Target or Walmart for about $20. HEXBUG toys continue to spark kids’ imaginations through innovative technology and exciting toy designs. Today, HEXBUG has more than 100 different toys ranging from buildable play sets to battling robots. Initially, people were buying HEXBUG toys because their kids were drawn to the realistic bug-like characteristics of HEXBUG’s micro robotic creatures. HEXBUG has toys even for kids at very young ages. Its mission was to provide children with a positive yet fun experience with robotics. The HEXBUG Concept of Learning and Fun Play Such skills are very important to the learning and development needs of growing children. Because HEXBUG toys allow children to customise their own robots, players are able to design their own game as they learn to solve problems and come up with solutions they haven’t known before. Kids enjoy playing with HEXBUG toys, but these toys also teach STEM skills as well as technical dexterity and inquisitiveness. HEXBUG Micro Robotic Creatures are remote-controlled robotic bugs that are loved by children and adults alike.

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