Unsurprisingly, one of the hottest toys of the holiday season was Sphero’s BB-8 App-Enabled Droid. It’s a scale model of the droid that appeared Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and can be ...

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Electronics titans have tried for years to crack the home robot market, but one company thinks it finally has built the ...

“Robots that are ‘too cute’ get dismissed as toys, gimmicks ... aside from the clear parallels to Star Wars’ BB-8 droid, “bucks the trend” of humanoid or animal forms, and shows ...

As well as being an interactive toy for the younger members of the family ... which have long earned it comparisons to the Star Wars mini ball droid BB-8. Updated for CES 2025 and expected ...

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There’s not much left in the drill after that, and you can put some or all of those components to new use — like using them for the drive system of a BB-8 Droid. Many projects (like this ...