Orbotix, the masterminds behind Sphero, the first robotic ball and gaming system controlled by smartphones and tablets, today announced new ways for developers to tap the potential of Sphero and offer ...

The future of mobile gaming is bright. And round. And rolls on the ground while you steer it from the comfort of your smartphone. At least, that's Orbotix's vision of the future. The company first ...

Orbotix, the company behind the smartphone-controlled robotic ball Sphero, today announced its next-generation toy, the Sphero 2B. Unlike the original Sphero, which was spherical in shape, the Sphero ...

It feels like CES 2014 took place an eternity ago. To be more specific, it's been roughly seven months since we were in Las Vegas for the madness that is the Consumer Electronics Show. So why are we ...

With the launch of the original Sphero, Orbotix gave the humble ball a technological upgrade. It was a smartphone-controllable robotic toy which could be driven around like an RC car via Bluetooth, or ...

Orbotix cofounder Ian Bernstein said that Sphero was one of the first connected devices – a device that tethered to a smartphone. By expanding the original product while simplifying the design they ...

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Orbotix’s new Sphero 2B toy is a bit like an "S" model of an iPhone. The smartphone-controlled toy, which ships this fall, still lets you whip around your living room with reckless abandon. But as a ...

Sphero is a small plastic ball (made by Orbotix) that is controlled with an app on your Android/ios phone, tablet or music player. It is made of a poly carbonate shell and has innards that consist of ...

Orbotix, the company that makes fast-moving, robotic toys that you control with smartphone apps, has raised another $20 million in funding, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed with a reliable source.

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 ...

Consider the ball. It's a toy to children, rolling prey to dogs and a crucial instrument to athletes. But for Ian Bernstein and Adam Wilson, the 28-year-old founders of Denver-based Orbotix, it's the ...