The first time around Sphero was a fun idea with not much meat on the bone. With Sphero 2.0 there is so much fun and even more potential it's a killer idea for Christmas. Seamus Byrne is CNET's Editor ...

Editor's note: The rules for entering this week's giveaway are different than usual. Please read carefully. Last time we gave away a Sphero app-controlled robot, we had a lot of excited readers. We ...

Orbotix has launched a second-generation version of its Sphero robotic ball gizmo. Controlled via a companion app for tablets and smartphones, Sphero 2.0 moves at the faster rate of seven feet per ...

Orbotix has released Sphero 2.0, a better-faster-stronger version of the robotic ball that you control with your smartphone. When they came by our offices in 2011, the Orbotix team introduced us to ...

It's time for our next holiday giveaway, and today we've got two! We're giving away an Orbotix Sphero 2.0, along with the brand new Orbotix Ollie. These two little robots are controlled over Bluetooth ...

Sphero’s second mini kit, Sphero Mini soccer, is inspired by the sport of soccer. Included in the kit is Sphero mini robotic ball with a soccer-ball style shell and cones. Kids can use the Sphero Play ...

This looks fun – a tiny app-driven robotic ball from Sphero which is about the size of a ping pong ball. What’s clever about it is that it features Sphero’s FaceDrive technology so you can use facial ...

In context: Long before Sphero became known for making Disney toys, it had a strong focus toward STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education. In fact, I bought a Sphero 2.0 in ...

Another R2-unit my son and I took for a spin was Littlebits’ Droid Inventor Kit, a $99 Star Wars -themed build-your-own-bot playset. This robot is fantastic because it not only gives padawans a droid, ...