VEX Robotics Strandbeast by HEXBUG is available in Motor Activity Toys
Why we love the Hexbug Strandbeast 1. Build your own monstrous creation 2. Realistic movements 3. Led module changes colours as it walks around 4. Over 400 individual pieces 5 Distance sensors can sense obstacles Even Dr Frankenstein would be jealous of your Hexbug Vex Robotics Strandbeast. This amazing construction set let's your build your very own monstrous creation with the ability to map its surroundings The motors receive signals from the brain, spinning into action and kicking the legs into gear. Also the LED module changes colour as the Strandbeast walks around. The Vex Strandbeast's distance sensors reflect infrared light to alert it before any nasty crashes. With easy-to-follow instructions, this is one monster you'll have complete control over! Suitable for mad scientists aged eight years and up. Please note: 3 x AA and 1 x 9V batteries required. What's in the box? Over 400 individual pieces. Including snap pieces, gears, motors and brain. 6 x electronic elements Remote control
| Product Group | Toy |
| Item Model Number | 406-3349 |
| Color | multicoloured |
We got this for our 10 year old daughter, with the plan to build it together. Although the instructions appear to be clear, there are several instances where the very clear picture shows one piece, and then on the next picture you can see that a completely different piece had been used. This happened 4 or 5 times throughout the build and was very frustrating. We also checked the number of pieces very carefully against what it said we'd need and this was correct, so were surprised to come up short on a certain piece. Sure enough when we checked what the instructions wanted us to use against how many they said they gave us, the instructions told us to use 2 more than they'd actually specified.
There are updated instructions on the web site - we used this to double check when we had the first instance of pictures not matching with instructions, but the online instructions are so different that they bear no resemblance whatsoever to the written ones. Perhaps if you use the...
This review is from: VEX Robotics Strandbeast by HEXBUG (Toy)
My daughter (9) and I (43.5) spent about four hours building this. The build process is ok, the instructions are all pictograms like Lego instructions and you have to be careful which pieces you use by counting holes etc. If you do this correctly, you quickly arrive at have two legs that work, giving a good idea how the rest goes together and a good sense of progress. The pieces are well made and fit together well. We had no parts missing, indeed we have many spare connectors for the times it gets driven down the stairs.
Once the two leg halves are complete the brain and sensors are built and wedged in between the legs. A bit counterintuitive here as it does mean that to change the batteries you have to dismantle the beast. A bit more thought would have been good from the designers here.
We didn't have a problem with the beast not moving, it moves just fine. We did take care not to fasten to rotating joints too tight though, making sure that throughout the build...
This review is from: VEX Robotics Strandbeast by HEXBUG (Toy)
This review is from: VEX Robotics Strandbeast by HEXBUG (Toy)
Why we love the Hexbug Strandbeast 1. Build your own monstrous creation 2. Realistic movements 3. Led module changes colours as it walks around 4. Over 400 individual pieces 5 Distance sensors can sense obstacles Even Dr Frankenstein would be jealous of your Hexbug Vex Robotics Strandbeast. This amazing construction set let's your build your very own monstrous creation with the ability to map its surroundings The motors receive signals from the brain, spinning into action and kicking the legs into gear. Also the LED module changes colour as the Strandbeast walks around. The Vex Strandbeast's distance sensors reflect infrared light to alert it before any nasty crashes. With easy-to-follow instructions, this is one monster you'll have complete control over! Suitable for mad scientists aged eight years and up. Please note: 3 x AA and 1 x 9V batteries required. What's in the box? Over 400 individual pieces. Including snap pieces, gears, motors and brain. 6 x electronic elements Remote control
Why we love the Hexbug Strandbeast 1. Build your own monstrous creation 2. Realistic movements 3. Led module changes colours as it walks around 4. Over 400 individual pieces 5 Distance sensors can sense obstacles Even Dr Frankenstein would be jealous of your Hexbug Vex Robotics Strandbeast. This amazing construction set let's your build your very own monstrous creation with the ability to map its surroundings The motors receive signals from the brain, spinning into action and kicking the legs into gear. Also the LED module changes colour as the Strandbeast walks around. The Vex Strandbeast's distance sensors reflect infrared light to alert it before any nasty crashes. With easy-to-follow instructions, this is one monster you'll have complete control over! Suitable for mad scientists aged eight years and up. Please note: 3 x AA and 1 x 9V batteries required. What's in the box? Over 400 individual pieces. Including snap pieces, gears, motors and brain. 6 x electronic elements Remote control
Why we love the Hexbug Strandbeast 1. Build your own monstrous creation 2. Realistic movements 3. Led module changes colours as it walks around 4. Over 400 individual pieces 5 Distance sensors can sense obstacles Even Dr Frankenstein would be jealous of your Hexbug Vex Robotics Strandbeast. This amazing construction set let's your build your very own monstrous creation with the ability to map its surroundings The motors receive signals from the brain, spinning into action and kicking the legs into gear. Also the LED module changes colour as the Strandbeast walks around. The Vex Strandbeast's distance sensors reflect infrared light to alert it before any nasty crashes. With easy-to-follow instructions, this is one monster you'll have complete control over! Suitable for mad scientists aged eight years and up. Please note: 3 x AA and 1 x 9V batteries required. What's in the box? Over 400 individual pieces. Including snap pieces, gears, motors and brain. 6 x electronic elements Remote control
