In the upcoming "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," a new robot named BB-9E will be part of the show. As part of a kick-off event in Australia for tomorrow's Force Friday event, Disney and robotics comapny ...

After the massive success of their BB8 droid, Sphero has today expanded their range with BB-9E and R2-D2 app controlled Droids, available in-store today. The new release includes everyone’s favourite ...

Star Wars isn’t a brand with a shortage of merchandise in its honor. Just as budding pilots will soon get to live out the epic dogfights that permeate the films, those who wish to have their own droid ...

Robotics company Sphero skyrocketed to popularity in 2015 with the release of BB-8, a miniature iPhone-controlled toy droid modeled after the BB-8 character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. R2-D2 is a ...

Smart toys maker Sphero has released two new “Star Wars” droid for Force Friday II. Sphero now sells an app-controlled version of the classic “Star Wars” R2-D2 droid, as well as an evil version of ...

A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY (WCMH) — Two years ago, “Star Wars” fans met BB-8, a cute orange and white droid who helped Resistance pilot Poe Dameron and burgeoning Jedi Rey in their fight against the Dark ...

THERE’S one way to get a preview of Star Wars: The Last Jedi before its December release, and it’s inside a new robotic toy from Sphero and the Darkside. Toy maker Sphero entered the George ...

Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter These are the droids you’re looking for. Without a doubt, Star Wars is set to dominate the world of Christmas gifts this year, with ...

Star Wars Episode VIII is just around the corner, and you can bet your BB unit that Disney will take that opportunity to unleash a galaxy's worth of new merchandise. Chief among them is Sphero's line ...

BB-8 has taken a few (possibly intentional) trips down a carpeted flight of stairs, and our R2-D2 has already taken a fall down the cement front step in front of the house — both with no damage from ...

WHEN I was a lad, we could only dream of playing with a real life robot like R2-D2. Now many ex-children's fantasies may have finally come true with the release of a super-advanced new plaything based ...

It's been nearly two years since Sphero introduced its app-controlled BB-8, a replica of the cute rolling droid that first appeared in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. That toy quickly became one of the ...