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 ...

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 ...

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When I reviewed BB-8 by Sphero, I didn't expect the company would go back and create an R2-D2, too. They built their name on the original remotely controlled sphere – Sphero – and they'd not yet ...

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 ...

Tony Dyson, the special-effects designer who built R2-D2, the squat robot sidekick that beeped and whirred its way through seven “Star Wars” films, died Friday at his home on the Maltese island of ...

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 ...

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 ...