This is Bob.
More commonly known as Sphero! But we’ve named ours Bob.
Sphero is quite possibly the smartest little robot ball you’ll ever meet! And cutest! With the help of your smartphone or tablet (iOS or Android), you can bring this interactive ball to life. Here’s the basic gist of Sphero: simply pair the bluetooth in the Sphero to the bluetooth on your smartphone or tablet. Once paired, your smartphone or tablet becomes the control panel for Sphero.
Race him. Play games. Set up obstacle courses and test your ability to maneuver him through. The possibilities are endless!
And I really do mean endless! Currently there are more than a dozen free apps that use and control your Sphero 2.0! From simple apps that drive your Sphero to golf games to apps that turn your Sphero into your favorite (non-shedding, non-barking, non-mess making) pet!! Abbi loves Sphero Pet app and Zoe loves the Sphero Draw N’ Drive app, which lets you draw a path for Sphero to recreate. I can’t even tell you how many times Bob has had to recreate hearts and stars (Sorry, Bob!).
And Bob has quickly become one of our favorite new Family Game Night go-to’s! As I said, there a bunch of different apps that use Sphero as part of a game, but lately our family enjoys creating our own obstacle courses, challenging each other to navigate Bob through them. Not only do we all have fun with this, but it’s great to watch the kids work together and brainstorm ways to use household items to create the ultimate obstacle course to stump dad, who is still undefeated. Each time they get more and more creative. One day they’ll stump him!
Of course they each have to change his color when it’s their turn, which is super fun because Sphero lights up to be the color of your choice. And the puppy thinks Sphero is pretty fun, too! (He’s pet proof & water proof!)
That video above was created using the SpheroCam app, which allows you to access your phone/tablet’s camera to create photos & videos while driving your Sphero. Super cool!
Able to reach speeds up to 7 feet per second, Sphero is a ton of fun! Add the Nubby Cover and Sphero is ready to go off-road!! Which is pretty awesome when you have 10 acres to let him loose on!!
My favorite part about Sphero is that it really is something our whole family is enjoying! Easy and durable enough for even our 3 year old to navigate and use yet cool enough for the husband. And, because Sphero comes with its own recharging station, the fun only stops when Sphero needs a quick recharge.
I can see Sphero 2.0 being a huge hit this Christmas!
sphero 2.0 :: $129.99 (comes with Sphero 2.0, 2 ramps, charging base & power adapter)
nubby cover :: $14.99 (available in sphere blue, cyber yellow and adventure orange)
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My daughter and I would play with it everyday!
i think my boyfriend would enjoy this!
The Sphero would be a great addition to our family game night. It would be a great game for outside or inside. Thanks for the chance!
we would play with this everyday!
My daughter would share this with her cousin.
the kids and pets would love it!
I think my kids would use it to play with their dogs
This would be great for family time.
what a blast for my Grandkids and my pets!! Fun for all and I can see my Bella going nuts chasing it LOL
I can see my two kids creating a huge obstacle course through out the house then having the sphero go through the whole thing.
We would use the Sphero to spend quality time together. I love that there are a ton of apps that can control it for different games!
It would help me with the kids and release their energy.
We would enjoy watching our ferrets chase it.
My kids and husband would love playing the Sphero Golf.
We would use it to fascinate the neighbors and confuse and confound the dogs! 🙂
Would use for family game night.
This would be great in keeping out guests entertained when we have our family dinners!!
My son would do the obstacle courses, he loves stuff like that!
We would use it for family game night and for the kids to play with outside in the evenings.
We would use it when the kids had friends over and on game night. This looks like a lot of fun!
my daughter would have a blast playing with this outside with her friends
I would have a ball playing with my cats and rabbit with this!!
I think my grand kids would have races with it.
I would like for my son to use it to learn some programming skills in a fun and exciting way.
We would play this as a family on game night
We would use on family game night in the yard
My son has been asking for Sphero forever. I didn’t know what he was talking about though, until I saw this post. Thanks! My children are high energy, and I am sure they will enjoy chasing Sphero!
We would use it for game night.
We would Program, play, and connect it to our other BT-connected devices.
My kids would do obstetrical course races with it. What a cool toy!
Wow…how neat! I know my kids would love to take this to my daughter’s swim meets to use to play with teammates between races (or the siblings to use while their brothers/sisters race).
my kids would race them.
I am an IT Teacher and I would use this in my classroom for Computer Programming class/ teaching coding!
We would play this with friends and family on the weekend!
Oh this would be so perfect and educational for my autistic nephew! He loves things like this and is so smart even though he does not talk. He loves computers and would go nuts over this! So, it would not really be for my family…but for my nephew!
We would set up obstacle courses in my back yard.
I would have my son learn how to program the ball.
This would be a fantastic family toy, and it would be really fun for my girls to use on those summer nights when they stay up late. Any type of glow toy is perfect for playing outside in the dark! Thank you for the wonderful giveaway!
We would use it on a game day!
We’ll use this outside so my daughters can chase it around. 🙂
Wow, that is awesome! I think we’d set up an obstacle course and try to have the kids maneuver through it!
The girls would play with it and tease the dog!
I know my kids would love to use it with the gaming apps, but I think the learning ones look really cool. The MacroLab looks interesting.
I would give this to my highly functioning autistic grandson. He is a genius with stuff like this. And it’s perfect for him.
I would use it for game night. My kids will surely love to play the rolling dead game!
We would use it to play games as a family! It looks like we could have a blast with it!
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We would have so much fun with a Sphero. Family game night and fun for all;)
We would use it to play games together as a family! I love that it’s waterproof!
We would use it to learn more about physics while constructing courses for it!
I think the kids would have fun playing with the dogs. And I am sure the dogs would definitely like to chase it.
One of my neighbors has the original one and my son absolutely loves watching him play with it and chasing it around! I have a feeling my oldest would use it to torture my dog!
I’m sure my kids will be playing the games like The Rolling Dead. I fear that my husband and I might not want to share. Kidding! I hope that my whole family will spend time discovering what Sphero can do.
so many possibilities! I think the first thing for us would be obstetrical course races…
I would use this a great family get-together game
I would use it while we’re out to keep the kids busy and entertained!
this would be great for my kids to get out a little energy outside before bed i could get them running around everywhere
This would be great. It would help me with the kids and release their energy.
omg my dog would get soooo skinny chasing this around if i dont win think i may buy for xmas
I would use it to keep the little ones that visit my house busy. I don’t have a whole lot for them to do!
Oh this would be so fun to share with my friends and family of all ages. The kids that I babysit and my younger cousins would have so much fun playing with this and using their minds and a great way to spend time together! Not to mention my dogs would have bounds of energy chasing this around everywhere!
We have a one year old daughter who is starting to walk. The Sphero would be so much fun for her to chase when she starts walking, and we have a very large yard that she could chase it in. Also, our family will be growing so I think it would be a lot of fun for years to come!