Sphero made plenty of headlines a few years ago when it released the BB-8 robot, a tiny replica of the droid featured in 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Fast forward two years, and the company ...

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I might be the only person at Gizmodo that likes Sphero’s new Cars toy. My co-workers hate the way the robot announces it’s going to sleep, and the long animated process it takes to wake up. They’re ...

Continuing its partnership with Disney, Sphero today revealed its newest iPhone-controlled toy, this time themed after the Disney/Pixar Cars character Lightning McQueen. Sphero calls him the "Ultimate ...

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The Ultimate Lightning McQueen by Sphero is even cooler than the company’s Star Wars BB-8 creation. About two years ago, Sphero caught the attention of many when it released an interactive BB-8 toy ...

Lightning McQueen is alive, and in my living room: It's not the first Lightning McQueen toy spawned from the $US1 billion Pixar film franchise, but it is the first ...

There were plenty of merchandising tie-ins when Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was released but the coolest of all was the interactive BB-8 designed by robotic toy company Sphero. Now, the company has ...

BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sphero today announced Ultimate Lightning McQueen—an app-enabled, interactive race car that uses the newest advancements in technology to create the most lifelike ...