You played with it for hours on end after it was first released, but by the time The Force Awakens hit theaters months later, you had probably lost interest in your Sphero BB-8. But don’t bury the ...

Faster Bluetooth pairing and a better app come to Sphero's educational platform. From painting to swimming to maze-running, we put it through its paces. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009.

The Sphero SPRK, the orbicular glowing robot that jumps and spins on command, is a nifty little thing. Pair it to your smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth, then download the companion software, and a ...

Sphero, perhaps best known for its insanely adorable BB-8 robot, has given its SPRK robot an upgrade. The first SPRK was introduced last year as part of the company’s initiative “to put a robot in ...

The next-gen SPRK+ is designed to educate and inspire children through connected play and coding. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying ...

This morning we're getting our first opportunity to take a peek at the Sphero SPRK edition up close. This device is transparent – as is its charger – aiming to show students how the robot rolls. SPRK ...

Sphero's garnered a good deal of attention as of late thanks to its role in developing the new BB-8 Droid for Star Wars: The Force Awakens (and its eventual toy), but movies aren't the only area the ...

The SPRK program, short for Schools Parents Robots Kids, is divided into two main segments: Core and Stem. Core is a series of lessons designed to help kids build their coding skills, both visual- and ...

When I was growing up, kids at my school were far more likely to be taking a typing class than learning how to code. But computers have become such an integral part of our lives – from the powerful ...