The buzzy new Star Wars toy is a real-life robot that is controlled by smartphones Writer-Reporter, PEOPLE You no longer have to go to a galaxy far, far away to have an authentic Star Wars experience.

BB-8, the spherical orange and white robot that makes whirring noises as cute as kitten purrs doesn’t exactly seem cut out for use in a police force or military. It’s a great toy, but not designed for ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Engineers from Boulder toy maker Sphero have not only shrunk its signature round robot into one about half the size of the original sphere, the new Sphero ...

A robotics start-up has sued Canada-based toy company Spin Master over BB-8, a robot featured in the film “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens”.