Despite quite a few articles stating Sphero was behind the technology that made the real movie BB-8 droid ... built the Mantis Robot. A hacker / engineer — not a big toy company.

If you didn't know better, from watching the trailer you'd think the little robot is all ... Can you imagine this toy being made a few years ago? Of course not, the BB-8 droid is a marvel of ...

Imagine trying to make a ball-shaped robot that rolls in any direction but with a head that stays on. When I saw the BB-8 droid doing just ... I bought an RC toy truck at a yard sale and attached ...