Robotic ball maker Sphero has introduced a new addition to their range of small rolling robots with the launch of the more affordably priced Sphero Mini which comes complete with its own smartphone application allowing you to play games, learn to code and more.
The Sphero Mini robotic ball is now available to purchase priced at £50 and is available in a wide variety of different colours including orange, green, white, pink and blue.
Sphero Mini is fitted with a gyroscope, accelerometer, and LED lights and has interchangeable shells that are available separately allowing you to easily switch one out to suit your mood. Watch the demonstration video below to learn more about Sphero’s latest creation which is roughly the size of a ping-pong ball. Features include:
• Drive Mini using different modes with the Sphero Mini app – Joystick, Tilt, Slingshot, or Face Drive.
• Face Drive – Face Drive is a hilarious new feature that uses your facial expressions to drive the ball.
• Gaming – Sphero Mini can be used with the app as a video game controller. Play 3 games with more updates on the way.
• Coding – Download the Sphero Edu app and program your Sphero Mini bot using JavaScript.
• Interchangeable Shells – Colorful, interchangeable shells allow you to switch one out to suit your mood.
Sphero Mini packs tons of fun into a tiny, app-enabled robot about the size of a ping pong ball. Drive Mini using different modes with the Sphero Mini app, or just by using your face. Yes, you read that right. Face Drive is a hilarious new feature that uses your facial expressions to drive the ball.
Mini’s games are just as addicting – use the ball as a controller to shoot your way through space, race a ship through a tunnel, or rotate your ball to destroy a polygon of bricks. Thanks to the beauty of app updates, there’s always more on the way. If you’re feeling extra clever, download the Sphero Edu app and program your robot using JavaScript.
Source: Sphero
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