美国玩具商制造由昆虫驾驶的赛车玩具
While Google and others try to develop a a self driving car, toy maker Mattel has revealed a very different approach - letting a cricket drive.
就在谷歌和其它商家研发无人驾驶汽车的时候，玩具制造商美泰公司展现了它的独特策略——让蟋蟀开车。
Mattel has released a new toy race car for children ages six and up, and it's piloted by insects.
The toy is a vehicle and a cricket habitat all in one, and uses sensors inside to turn based on the cricket's motion. Crickets, however, are not included.
The Bug Racer is a battery operated vehicle in the shape of a winged insect, and it's 'powered by eleCrickety,' according to the website.
The habitat can hold up to five crickets, and features four different driving modes.
Crickets will have to be purchased separately, and Mattel recommends medium to large crickets for best vehicle operation, around an inch in length.
Pressing the 'Bug Button' will allow the user to select the driving mode between the four options: Cricket in Charge, Drag Racing, Autodrive, and Light Show.
In Cricket in Charge mode, the cricket drives the car all by itself.
To get going, the cricket has to first be placed into the 'control room,' at the front of the race car, where the motion sensors will track its every move.
If the cricket crashes the vehicle into an obstacle, the Bug Racer will reverse and get back on track.
By pressing the bug button twice, the car will go into Drag Racing mode.
This selection requires a second Bug Racer, so friends can watch their crickets duel it out in a race.