When Disney gets involved in robots -- even tangentially -- you know there's big market potential. Sphero, a manufacturer of connected toys that got its start in Boulder-based accelerator Techstars ...

This is a software world: things we used to do with hardware are now handled by low-cost processors. But that means we need more and more developers to write and maintain that code, but where are ...

Orbotix has the hottest set of robot balls out there, and it's finally showing what they really look like to the public. The Boulder-based startup recently released photos and video of the final form ...

We have seen some truly amazing things in the field of robotics, like a dog that can walk itself and a stickman robot that can perform acrobatics. Those are nifty, though not exactly practical for ...

As odd app-controlled gadgets went, the Sphero robotic ball was probably 2011's most unusual, and now the company is back with Sphero 2.0, the next-gen version. Still a robo-ball that you can navigate ...

This amazing robotic ball is called the Smart Ball. Built into a small plastic sphere, the robot inside is controlled via your Bluetooth cellphone (Android only right now, but any phone could do it) ...

One of the fun toys we saw at the Consumer Electronics Show last week was the Sphero, a robotic ball that can be controlled from an iOS, Windows Phone, or Android device. While Sphero isn't due out ...

Want the perfect gift for Dad? You need something that fathers can play with their kids. I recommend Sphero, the iOS or Android controlled robotic ball. It’s not cufflinks. It’s not a set of barbecue ...

The BeeWi KickBee Bluetooth Mini Robot is a small robot measuring just 6.5 x 6.2 x 7.7 cm in size and has been designed to be controlled from your smartphone. This compact and versatile robot offers a ...

Sphero has a new robotic ball, and it's noticeably livelier and more colorful than its older models. The Sphero Bolt will look like the SPRK+ at first until its 8x8 LED Matrix starts moving and ...

Sphero, that cute robotic ball that proves that BB-8's underlying physics work, is more than a toy. It's a great way of teaching children how to code. Kids have made everything from sea vessels to ...

Disney went into robotic toys market with a remote-controlled WALL-E robot back in 2008. Canadian-based robotics enthusiast DJ Sures was apparently not satisfied with the level of realism of the toy ...