Sphero, Inc., robotic toys, Boulder, Colorado, USA

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Aliases: Orbotix, GearBox

Website - sphero.com

youtube.com/gosphero

vimeo.com/gosphero

facebook.com/GoSphero

twitter.com/Sphero

linkedin.com/company/sphero

instagram.com/sphero

Sphero, Inc. on Wikipedia

CEO - Paul Copioli

Chairman - Paul Berberian

Co-founder - Adam Wilson

Co-founder - Ian Bernstein

Products and projects:

indi, educational robot

Sphero Mini Soccer, tiny, app-enabled robotic soccer ball

RVR, programmable robot

BOLT, app-enabled robotic ball

Spider-Man, smart speaker

BB-9E, droid

BB-8, app-enabled droid

Ollie, app-controlled robot

Sphero BOLT Coding Robot, educational robot

Sphero, spherical robot toy

 

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Sphero 2.0

Published on Aug 14, 2013

 

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What is Sphero?
October 9, 2012

What is Sphero?
Sphero is a completely new type of gaming system. It's the world's first robotic ball that you control with a tilt, touch, or swing from your smartphone or tablet. You can drive Sphero, play tabletop and multiplayer games, hold Sphero in your hand to use it as a controller for on-screen gameplay, learn basic programming, and even explore augmented reality.

 

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IFA 2013: ORBOTIX

Published on Sep 13, 2013

Into Tomorrow is back in Berlin, Germany for IFA. Dave Graveline interviews Ross Ingrham from ORBOTIX about their updated Sphero 2.0 robotic ball.

 

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Orbotix: Creating the Future of Play

Published on Mar 10, 2014

This is Orbotix, makers of Sphero. We create connected toys, fusing emerging technology with the latest innovations in robotics to offer a new kind of open play experience. With our smart robots and open software we hope to inspire the next generation of inventors and programmers.

 

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MakerBot Stories | Orbotix

Published on Apr 10, 2014

Ian Bernstein, cofounder and CTO of connected toy company Orbotix, created the breakthrough prototype of Ollie, a remote control vehicle, on a MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 3D Printer.

"When we started Orbotix, I was building all the Sphero prototypes with paper clips and brass and stuff like that, and you can only go so far," Bernstein said. "Having the MakerBot and being able to make more advanced parts, we're doing bigger and better things now."

 

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Sphero: Welcome to the World of Connect Play

Published on Oct 17, 2014

Sphero is the industry leader in Connected Play, and we are defining the future of fun.

 

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Learn about Macro Lab and Orb Basic

Published on Mar 27, 2015

Learn about the basics of Macro Lab and Orb Basic- two easy ways to program Sphero.

 

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Article "Sphero lays off dozens as it shifts focus to education"

by Brian Heater
January 21, 2018

 

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Behind the scenes at Sphero

Published on Sep 11, 2018

We take a first look at Bolt, and go behind the scenes at Sphero to see how rolling robots are made.

 

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Article "Sphero acquires modular electronics company LittleBits"

by Kyle Wiggers
August 23, 2019

littleBits Electronics, Inc.

 

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"Sphero® Announces Spin-Out of Company Six, a Startup Focused on Robotic Systems to Advance Safety, Security and Situational Awareness for those with Dangerous Jobs"

by Amanda Vaden
May 20, 2020

Company Six