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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Robosapien, a burping, kung-fu fighting robot, is one of this year's hot Christmas gifts. But an older, pudgier counterpart--an out-of-production R2-D2 robot from "Star Wars"--is proving a popular ...

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 ...

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 ...

Securing his position as possibly one of the best boyfriends ever, a Chinese Star Wars fan hacked a broken R2-D2 toy for his girlfriend’s birthday, turning it into an autonomous companion that’s ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Joel Franey Lego R2-D2 (75379) exists, as far as I can see, for two reasons: that the ...