BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sphero announced today the worldwide launch of their new SPRK+™ robot. Designed to inspire curiosity, creativity, and invention through connected play and coding, ...

Another R2-unit my son and I took for a spin was Littlebits’ Droid Inventor Kit, a $99 Star Wars -themed build-your-own-bot playset. This robot is fantastic because it not only gives padawans a droid, ...

The toy that teaches programming has been updated with an LCD display. The toy that teaches programming has been updated with an LCD display. is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the ...

Sphero started out making products that were toys first and foremost, but its tiny personal robots have slowly become more education-oriented, and the new Bolt is the most bookish of them all. Share ...

Sphero holds the key to the workings of Star Wars' new droid, BB-8. (Image source: Sphero) Star Wars: Thee Force Awakens won't be hitting theaters until December, but a new character has already ...

The toy version of BB-8 -- a round, beeping, rolling robot that will appear in the upcoming "Star Wars" movie -- has its origins not so far, far away. The toy version of BB-8 -- a round, beeping, ...

The Sphero BOLT is a programmable educational robot that offers an easy introduction to computer science. The robots can be controlled remotely via an app or alternatively programmed with simple logic ...

The company behind the Sphero robot ball said it is ready for outside developers to start creating apps for the device. Orbotix Inc. said Monday that it is releasing the developer tools as well as ...