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.

A little less than a year ago, Sphero released the first edition of its Spark robot, a rolling ball you can control with a mobile app. Since then, the product has been adopted as a tool for teaching ...

It may be best known for the BB-8, but Sphero's robotic toys have uses well beyond Star Wars. Aspect Hunter School in Sydney, Australia is a school for children on the autism spectrum. The school is ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Cool remote control robots that are compatible with Sphero's educational programming apps, Artoo and his new friend might be the droids ...

Sphero’s app-controlled BB-8 droid was a delight back in 2015, but as a new Star Wars character, it didn’t quite have the same emotional pull as one we’ve loved for decades. Well, our wish is Sphero’s ...

Among the inevitable avalanche of merchandise that accompanied the release of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens last year, Sphero's little app-controlled BB-8 was a clear standout. An instant ...

A little over a year ago, my former colleague Harry McCracken wrote about Sphero, a nimble robotic orb you could bowl around a room like a remote-controlled plastic baseball using a smartphone or ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The Spark+ is the second generation of educational robots from Sphero. Follow topics and authors from this story ...