You played with it for hours on end after it was first released, but by the time The Force Awakens hit theaters months later, you had probably lost interest in your Sphero BB-8. But don’t bury the ...

After just a month and a half, Orbotix's education initiative using Sphero to teach children programming is gathering serious momentum. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get ...

Elyse Betters Picaro is the former Editor-in-Chief of Pocket-lint and the former Operations Manager for Valnet's Consumer Tech brands, including Pocket-lint, Android Police, and XDA. She is based in ...

Sphero might have been commissioned to create what could be the new Star Wars mascot, but it's definitely not pouring all its resources into that lone one hit wonder. While its main focus is still on ...

BOULDER, CO--(Marketwired - Apr 16, 2014) - Today, connected toy maker Orbotix announced the launch of their first education program, called SPRK (pronounced spark). By fusing technology with robotics ...

Analysts, researchers, and even governments believe that IT jobs will still be en vogue by 2020, but the number of jobs will outnumber the roster of students capable of filling those openings. That's ...

BOULDER, CO--(Marketwired - August 04, 2015) - Sphero, leaders in connected play, announced today the launch of the new Sphero SPRK Edition -- the robot designed to inspire tomorrow's inventors and ...

Orbotix, now simply known as Sphero, had the world in awe when it introduced its smartphone-controlled, ball-shaped toy back in 2010. Back then, we were still getting used to the concept of "connected ...

The Sphero SPRK, the orbicular glowing robot that jumps and spins on command, is a nifty little thing. Pair it to your smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth, then download the companion software, and a ...