The last few years have seen a wonderful renaissance in the consumer robotics field, with sophisticated and educational robot kits all over the place. The prices have remained reasonable; excellent ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andy Robertson reports on technology & digital play. Fresh from the latest Battlebots series where Tombstone came second after ...

These little bugs are the latest thing from Bandai. There are six of them, and they are about as useful as a chocolate teapot—but you can bet your can of Bug-Gone that entomologists will be queueing ...

Digging around in beach rock pools for crabs was always fun when I was a kid, though it brought the risk of a nip to your fingers if you weren’t careful: not a problem from these robotic crabs. Latest ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andy Robertson reports on technology & digital play. Hex Bug Battlebots take the different iconic robot designs from the TV show ...

Created as a side project during the ongoing development of Heat Signature, Tom Francis of Suspicious Developments has just released hex based puzzle game Morphblade. Tasking you as a small white ...

Looking for Hex Bugs -- I spotted them buy one get one free at Kmart last night. Prices vary. The large ones were $10.99 -- so basically $5.49 each. There were a lot in stock. This was at the ...