Like millions of other kids around the world, after seeing the original trilogy, R2-D2 instantly became my favorite Star Wars character. He seemed like the perfect sidekick, but the real Artoo was ...

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 ...

Every time you watch Star Wars, and R2-D2 rolls out into the scene, do you ever find yourself thinking, "Hey, I want one of those."? Well, if you have, there's a brand new way for you to get your ...

Toy producer Sphero has launched two more robots based on droids from 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi,' with the introduction of R2-D2 and BB-9E accompanied by new Swift Playgrounds content that can teach ...

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 droid plus new guy BB-9E were unveiled Thursday ...

The buzzy new Star Wars toy is a real-life robot that is controlled by smartphones Writer-Reporter, PEOPLE You no longer have to go to a galaxy far, far away to have an authentic Star Wars experience.

Star Wars and Sphero were a match made in heaven. The company had spent a few years in relative startup obscurity when Disney came along with the design for a new droid debuting in the upcoming ...

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 ...