Sphero’s $149 BB-8 toy interacts with a mobile app and explores on its own, much like Sphero’s original robot ball. It also may have influenced filmmakers to create a life-size droid last spring.

Meet BB-8 by Sphero, a toy version of the ball-shaped personality you'll see in the next Star Wars episode, which opens in theaters December 18th.

BB-8 can use Sphero's connected app and the microphone (s) in my smartphone to listen to Star Wars The Force Awakens and react to a variety of bits of action happening on-screen. If the rolling ...

In the world of the upcoming Star Wars movie, ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,’ there is perhaps nothing I am more excited about than BB-8. When the little orange droid wheeled itself onstage ...

The Sphero BB-8 toy may not be powered by the Force, but Bill Detwiler cracks this rolling robot open to show you the tech inside.

BB-8 is based on the droid from the upcoming movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It combines Sphero's existing robotic ball technology with the Star Wars universe, a marriage that's resulted in ...

Ever since Disney and Lucasfilm unveiled the new BB-8 droid during the Star Wars Celebration annual convention last week, fans of George Lucas' epic space saga have been clamoring to get their ...

BB-8 by Sphero does what only the most expensive, above-and-beyond, home-made Star Wars models of droids have done in the past. BB-8 isn't just a representation of the droid you'll see in the films.

Sphero has announced its new Star Wars BB-8 Droid, and this fun droid is now available to own. The device is controlled using your smartphone and is available to buy for $149.99.

The BB-8 ball droid is one of the most adorable new additions to the Star Wars universe, taking center stage in December with Star Wars: The Force Awakens. There's been a lot of speculation on how ...

BB-8, the adorable droid that stole the spotlight at the Star Wars Celebration convention last week, is coming to stores this fall thanks to Sphero.