Source: Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers I joined a select group of students, makers and educators who didn’t let the ominous Bomb Vortex Blizzard (actual name of the snowstorm that hit Colorado last week) stop us from making our way to Boulder CO for the Sphero RVR Pi Day Hackathon. 10

Author: Roger Cheng / Source: Hackaday Thanks to internet commerce opening up a global marketplace, it is now easier than ever for a budding roboticist to get started. There are so many robot kits available, across such a wide range of price and sophistication, that deciding which one to buy

Author: Kyle Wiggers / Source: VentureBeat It’s been quite the journey for Sphero, the Colorado company best known for its app-enabled balls that teach coding, perform tricks, and make for great cat toys. In the roughly eight years since it announced its eponymous product, Sphero has launched an

У фанатов «Звездных войн» был удачный год, потому что компания Sphero успела выпустить целых две умные игрушки по мотивам космической саги:дроидов R2-D2 и BB-9E. Накануне фестиваля Comic-Con выяснилось, что это не последние новые роботы за год. Знакомьтесь: Sphero R2-Q5. Прототипом игрушки стал

Author: Eric Ravenscraft / Source: reviewgeek.com Sphero is best known for that remote control BB-8, but it made its start with programmable remote control robots. Now it’s getting back to its roots with the Bolt, which includes an LED matrix. The newest model of Sphero robot works a lot like