Trick or Treat Spider

Watch the Video above for a quick overview of this project.

What can this Trick or Treat Spider do?

1. Say "Happy Halloween" to you whenever the MU spider sees you.

2. Say "Trick or Treat, to be sweet, give me something good to eat" when the MU spider sees a person or a stuff animal.

3. Follow the Halloween themed map you create

4. Follow ball shaped chocolate candies or any ball shaped objects

Here are links to purchase kits to make this project:

1. MU, a vision sensor for robotic toys

2. Hexbug Spider

3. Firmware update is free. Request can be sent to support@morpx.com.

Steps:

1. Install MU on Hexbug Spider (see the following video.)

2. Turn on Hexbug Spider (channel 1)

3. Turn on MU, and long press the mode button several times to find the modes on Hexbug Spider and short press for ball, line or human mode. Please see the mode table as follows.

Thank you!