It may be best known for the BB-8, but Sphero's robotic toys have uses well beyond Star Wars. Aspect Hunter School in Sydney, Australia is a school for children on the autism spectrum. The school is ...

Though Sphero released its first rolling robot way back in 2011, the company is probably best known for the BB-8 droid it released before Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens hit cinemas in late ...

The company that inspired Star Wars' BB-8 droid has already won the hearts and minds of K–12 students with a similar ball-shaped robot named Sphero. Sam has taught in independent Jewish schools for ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For years, Sphero has pushed to bring robotics into the classroom. Now, the company wants to bring robotics and coding lessons to the living ...

Toy robot manufacturer Sphero has announced a new addition to their range of educational robot kits, unveiling the Sphero Mini Activity Kit. The new bundle includes a mini robot together with 15 ...

A little less than a year ago, Sphero released the first edition of its Spark robot, a rolling ball you can control with a mobile app. Since then, the product has been adopted as a tool for teaching ...

Faster Bluetooth pairing and a better app come to Sphero's educational platform. From painting to swimming to maze-running, we put it through its paces. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009.

Half a dozen yellow sheets line the entry hallway of Deer Hill School. Suzi Corkhum’s fourth-grade students swarm around them, marking out the lines and angles of triangles. In a few minutes, each ...

Eli has been eagerly pursuing a journalistic career since he left the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill School of Journalism. Previously, Eli was a staff reporter for medical trade publication ...

The creator of smartphone-controlled robotic toy Sphero has launched an initiative aimed at teaching kids programming, robotics and maths. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get ...