Jamie Mantzell's Robot Toy?

erco

I just saw Hexbug's new Spider Robot ($25) at Radio Shack. Video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFrBtOpXzlc

Functionally, it looks just like Jamie Mantzell's original video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6qpSOjtB2E

I have not been keeping up with Jamie's videos lately, but I sure hope he got paid some money for this toy. He can use the $$ to finish his ride-on version and feed his new baby!

Franklin

He's been working with some toy manufacturers in China but also mentioned someone has 'stolen' his idea and is making cheap, inferior knockoffs of his design. He has not officially announced the release of his model yet.

erco

The Hexbug Spider was the ripoff of which he spoke. But here's Jamie himself plugging his licensed toy, over a year late to market...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_AqXCw1SYs&context=G2aa700bFUAAAAAAAAAA

Wowstuff (UK) made this toy, they also made the "My Keepon" robot on closeout at TRU. Here's wishing them better success with Jamie's "spider tank" toy.

Roy Eltham

http://feber.se/pryl/art/236117/mobil_vapenplattform_fr_kontor/

Watch the video at the top.

ajward

I bought one of the R/S hex bugs a while back, but I like the projectile firing, armored spiders much better!

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