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September 2nd, 2007 at 4:00 am

Pest or Pet?

bandai hex bug cockroach robot toy

Got bugs? If not, no problem, since Bandai’s newest high-tech toy is a robotic cockroach. “This little thing has six legs, a touch sensor that tells it to change directions when it hits a wall, a micro monitor that makes it vibrate like a cell phone, and a mic sensor that lets it scuttle away when you make loud noises” according to Tokyomango.

The Hex Bug will be infesting a store near you soon for only 1,995 yen each. Apparently the creators experimented with several types of bugs but finally decided that “the cockroach’s movements and speed were the most compatible with battery efficiency and design.” So even though alternate models that look like ladybugs are also available–they still move around like cockroaches.

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    I think that would freak me out.

    Heather Meadows on September 2nd, 2007

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