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Off-Topic => Real Robotics => Real Robotics Discussion => Topic started by: System32 on July 25, 2009, 06:16:22 PM

Title: Hexbugs
Post by: System32 on July 25, 2009, 06:16:22 PM
http://www.hexbug.com/

I recently gotten a hexbug, I'm wondering, Could I be able to recyle these things for a combat robot?

I currently have 1 Ant, but I'm planning on getting an inchworm and another ant...
Title: Hexbugs
Post by: roboman2444 on July 25, 2009, 06:21:37 PM
maybe for a fleaweight robot(75 grams)
Title: Hexbugs
Post by: System32 on July 25, 2009, 06:52:43 PM
Great news! I'm a scot.
Title: Hexbugs
Post by: Reier on July 25, 2009, 07:10:59 PM
Hey, I saw the inchworm & crab at Radioshack. They were cool, I thought of getting one but I didn't.
Title: Hexbugs
Post by: Somebody on August 03, 2009, 06:53:04 AM
I almost bought one, but $20 for that!
Title: Hexbugs
Post by: System32 on August 03, 2009, 07:30:32 AM
£10 here.

HEYYY You get it cheaper!

£1.60 = $2

AHH!
Title: Hexbugs
Post by: Serge on August 03, 2009, 01:39:57 PM
Quote from: System32;56883
£10 here.

HEYYY You get it cheaper!

£1.60 = $2

AHH!

Us eurofags always get ripped off either by companies assuming £1 = 1$ or €1 = 1$.
:(

EDIT: nowait. You brit actually got it cheaper. If it was direct money conversion, you should have paid 12 pounds, but you paid 10.
http://www.google.pl/search?hl=pl&q=20+dollars+to+pounds&btnG=Szukaj&lr=

Back on topic, you shouldn't salvage anything from the hexbug, the remote is IR (infrared) and not radio. The only reasonable thing you can use from ti are the motors (if they're any good), or electornics from the PCB (if you're electronics-savy, and the PCB doesn't consist of a big glob of epoxy covering all the interesting stuff).
Title: Hexbugs
Post by: System32 on August 03, 2009, 02:43:12 PM
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&rlz=1R2GGLL_en&q=1+pound+to+dollar&btnG=Search&meta=

Whoops, you are right.