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Sphero's R2-D2 is getting an Imperial counterpart, with a limited-edition R2-Q5 joining the remote-control lineup. Expected to be a hit at NY Comic Con when it goes on sale from today, the R2-Q5 is ...

The new Sphero Star Wars R2-Q5 app-enabled droid was made official yesterday. The device is launching in the UK later this month. The Sphero Star Wars R2-Q5 will go on sale in the UK on the 27th of ...

Sphero makes some pretty cool stuff, but among the coolest gizmos it produces are its line of Star Wars droids. These app-enabled droids are miniature versions of the droids we know and love from the ...

Two years ago, Sphero released its BB-8 droid to coincide with the beginning of a new Star Wars trilogy. It was not only adorable and incredible fun, but it actually had personality in a way few toys ...

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 ...

We may only be heading into September, but I'm calling it: you're looking at Sphero's R2-D2, and it's going to be the must-have toy of the 2017 holidays. Revealed today as part of the Star Wars "Force ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Boulder toy-robot maker Sphero has tapped its engineering force to bring to life the robot the world has loved for 40 years: R2-D2. The iconic Star Wars ...

Following the launch of BB-8 in 2015, and R2-D2 and BB-9E last month, Sphero has introduced an all-new iPhone-controlled droid ahead of New York Comic-Con, which begins today. This one is R2-Q5 and is ...

Sphero today unveiled all-new iPhone-controlled Star Wars toys, including R2-D2 and a new character from Star Wars: The Last Jedi called BB-9E (via TechCrunch). This latter droid is described as ...

Star Wars toys are announced during a special event called Force Friday that takes place a few months before the release of each movie, and robot company Sphero had two big surprises for fans this ...

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 ...