Hexbugs are a wonderful investments for parents who need to have his/hers child hypnotized for a wide expanse of time. These little robotic bugs are simply designed as a small vibrating motor running on a disk battery. The exterior is covered in soft rubber with ten rubbery legs that are soft and yet positioned well enough to hold up the body. You flip the switch on and these toys take off in a vibrating run crashing into anything and bouncing off in spastic directions. A perfect mesmerizer for children.
They find them funny and enjoy the unpredictable crashes. Minutes and minutes of entertainment as kids find other objects to build around the bug just to watch it crash, bounce, and run another direction. Throw in a second bug and you can pretend they are gladiators attacking each other. Even I have found myself turning on the bug to see it move about. It is like a stress relief or a nice distraction from stress, either way you want to see it, they are fun to observe.
The robot reminds me of the Siamese fighting fish I use to have when I was in college. They were wonderful “calmers” when studying for exams. Fish float about unpredictable, looking at this and looking at that with no care except when the next food drops below the surface of the water. That carefree attitude of a fish helped me lower my heart rate when I just sat there and observed these little red fish swimming laps. I need another fish tank. That too would hypnotize the kids as well to allow me uninterrupted time to do my work. The only problem would be the selection of turns to feed the fish and possible obesity of the fish if I don’t frequently monitor the kid standing next to the tank.
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