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 ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Boulder-based robot toy maker Sphero laid off 45 employees, roughly a quarter of its staff, after a lackluster holiday selling season and will refocus on ...

Despite appearances this isn’t just a ball – it’s a polycarbonate-clad robot, controlled via iOS and Android app. That translucent shell takes plenty of punishment and surface swirls give it grip on ...