You remember Sphero, right? Last we checked in with its creators from Orbotix at E3, the $130 robotic ball was getting ready to act as a 3D controller and the guide point for an Augmented Reality ...

Engineers from Boulder toy maker Sphero have not only shrunk its signature round robot into one about half the size of the original sphere, the new Sphero Mini responds to facial expressions. Users ...

“Through this acquisition, Sphero becomes the largest player in its market,” the company claims in a statement on its website. “With a comprehensive offering of hardware, software, curriculum, and ...

With the launch of the original Sphero, Orbotix gave the humble ball a technological upgrade. It was a smartphone-controllable robotic toy which could be driven around like an RC car via Bluetooth, or ...

Faster Bluetooth pairing and a better app come to Sphero's educational platform. From painting to swimming to maze-running, we put it through its paces. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009.

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When it comes to introducing the world of programming, coding and hackery, we all know what platforms to go to: Raspberry Pi, Arduino... Sphero? This little white ball, controllable with your ...

Sphero, the Colorado-based connected toy company, has had a successful, conventional run making sphere-shaped, smartphone-controlled robots. But for its next launch, Sphero is taking a different path ...

During the wind down of E3, we were able to spend a few fleeting moments with the folks from Orbotix to talk about its latest batch of upcoming software for Sphero. If you're unfamiliar with the gizmo ...

Orbotix has released Sphero 2.0, a better-faster-stronger version of the robotic ball that you control with your smartphone. When they came by our offices in 2011, the Orbotix team introduced us to ...

Sphero's been making iPhone-connected ball-shaped robotic toys since 2011, and while the company has been successful with the original Sphero and the Ollie, it stumbled on a major hit this year with ...

Sphero, known for its popular BB-8, BB-9E, and R2-D2 iPhone-controlled droids, today confirmed that it is discontinuing all licensed products. In a statement provided to The Verge, Sphero CEO Paul ...