In the upcoming "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," a new robot named BB-9E will be part of the show. As part of a kick-off event in Australia for tomorrow's Force Friday event, Disney and robotics comapny ...

There has never been an R2-D2 toy quite like this. Sphero, the company that helped bring the scene-stealing BB-8 to life in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and then delivered a tiny, but lively BB-8 ...

If you love BB-8, then get ready to hate BB-9E. Even though it seems impossible to dislike anything even remotely resembling the adorable BB-8, BB-9E will likely put your love for the bulbous droids ...

Star Wars isn’t a brand with a shortage of merchandise in its honor. Just as budding pilots will soon get to live out the epic dogfights that permeate the films, those who wish to have their own droid ...

" Star Wars: The Force Awakens" opens in theaters this December, but you don't have to wait until then to get up close and personal with one of the movie's new characters. Thanks to robot maker Sphero ...

R2-Q5, a special edition model inspired by the Star Wars expanded universe, features a pitch-black finish with gold accents. (Adam Wilson, Sphero’s chief scientist, described it as R2D2’s ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Boulder toy-robot maker Sphero has tapped its engineering force to bring to life the robot the world has loved for 40 years: R2-D2. The iconic Star Wars ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. BB-8 and his evil doppelganger BB-9E have arrived in Star Wars Battlefront II. The update bringing the two droids was due out recently but was delayed ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As BB-8 rolled out for its big-screen debut in 2015’s “Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens,” an audience of Sphero employees inside Century Theatre in ...

[James Bruton] has just finished and posted the designs for his very impressive BB-8 robot build. We covered the start of his adventures some time ago when we were theorizing about the secret in the ...

Lucasfilm unveiled the newest member of Star Wars: The Last Jedi today leading up to its toy collecting extravaganza, Force Friday II, and he’s awfully familiar looking. BB-9E, seen in the photo above ...