After just a month and a half, Orbotix's education initiative using Sphero to teach children programming is gathering serious momentum. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get ...

When the tech startup Orbotix first introduced its smartphone-controlled robotic ball, the Sphero, back in 2011, the idea of controlling a toy with your iPhone was so novel that it struck many ...

Orbotix’s Sphero — a small robotic ball you remote-control with a smartphone or tablet — is one of those gizmos that runs the risk of being something you love for half an afternoon and then stick in ...

Earlier this month, Orbotix apologized for dropped the ball (all puns intended) on their shipment deadline of pre-holiday arrival. They blamed themselves entirely and promised to “ramp up” production.

Sphero is a small plastic ball (made by Orbotix) that is controlled with an app on your Android/ios phone, tablet or music player. It is made of a poly carbonate shell and has innards that consist of ...

Orbotix’s new Sphero 2B toy is a bit like an "S" model of an iPhone. The smartphone-controlled toy, which ships this fall, still lets you whip around your living room with reckless abandon. But as a ...

TORONTO (Reuters) - Controlling a small ball with a smartphone is just the tip of the iceberg for entrepreneur Ian Bernstein. The 27-year-old's Boulder, Colorado-based startup, Orbotix ...