Hexbug Nano Raceway Habitat Set Review

The Hexbug Nano Raceway Habitat Set is a great Christmas or birthday gift for kids 3 years and above. It's a fun and creative way for children to enjoy the thrill of racing.

With the Hexbug Nano Raceway Habitat set, kids can get creative by constructing their very own customized racetracks and put their Nanos bugs (micro robotic creatures) to the ultimate speed test. This Raceway set comes with 28 easy-to-connect pieces as well as two rare Hexbug Nanos bugs. This children's toy set is durable, tough and easy to assemble.

This unique toy set was awarded the Specialty Toy of the Year in 2011 by the Toy Industry Association. Hexbug was first introduced in 2007 by Innovation First International, a privately-held company and a leader in educational robotics products. These toys sets are compliant with the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, that is, their toys are CPSI approved. I've personally tested the Hexbug Nano Raceway Set and provide my review below including pictures and videos of this innovative and fun toy for kids.

What are Hexbug Nanos?

Before we review the Hexbug Nano Raceway Habitat Set let me introduce you to the Nanos Bugs, the battery-operated micro robotic creatures that make this toy set unique. They are bug-like creatures, the type of bugs your kids will love to play with. These collectible Nano bugs come in different colors and are designed to behave like actual bugs.

They flip over if they fall on their backs and know how to get around when they encounter obstacles on their way. The Hexbug Nanos do tricks with their fast and random movements with each color having its unique personality in terms of how they move. Check out the short video below to see some of the various robotic micro-bugs in action. The Hexbug Nanos can be purchased separately with batteries included. Below you will find the different types, like the Newton Motion Series 5 Pack, the Orbit Series 5 Pack, the Gravity Series 5 Pack, the Newton Calculus Series, and the Glow-in-the-Dark Series.

Video: Hexbug Nanos in Action

Hexbug Nano Raceway Habitat Set

The Hexbug Nano Raceway Habitat Set is an innovative toy set which includes 28 durable and easy-to-connect pieces. This toy set has 18 track pieces, 2 magnetic started tracks, 2 hexpods, 2 stop and go signs, and 2 checkered flags with which to build the track that can be customized based on your child’s creativity.

Also, included in the set are 2 Hexbug Nano bugs which your child can put to the ultimate speed test and start having fun. Once the customized track has been built, the micro-robotic bugs are switched on and placed in the magnetic starter track. They will not move, due to the magnets, until you push the black starter buttons. This allows to release both the Hexbug Nanos at the same time.

The innovatively designed battery-operated micro robotic creatures race away through the tracks and the fun begins. Given the random movements of the mirco-bugs, the final outcome is unpredictable as they make their way to the finish gate automatically raising the checkered flag, being declared as the winner.

Check the video below to see the Hexbug Nano bugs in action on the raceway habitat.

Hexbug Nano Raceway Habitat Set Video Review

How to Build Hexbug Nano Raceway Tracks?

The Hexbug Nano Raceway Habitat Set includes 28 easy-to-connect pieces with which to creatively customize your own raceway tracks. Piecing the tracks is quite simple, but children will require assistance from an adult, depending on how old they are. Given that there are 28 different pieces, one can get real creative in building different types of tracks.

The video below will walk you through how to build two different raceway tracks step-by-step. You can feel free to pause the video. Once you get the hang of building the Hexbug Nano Raceway tracks, you will be able to easily design your own tracks. When dismantling the raceway track be careful to do so slowly using both hands, if not, it may snap or break at the joint.