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- LITTLE ROBOT, LOTTA FUN: Sphero Mini packs a ton of fun into a tiny programmable robot the size of a ping pong ball. Equipped with a gyroscope, accelerometer, and colorful LED lights, this educational robot is more than a mini robot toy. Sphero Mini is the perfect entry into robotics for beginners!
- LEARN TO CODE: Powered by the free Sphero Edu app, you can create and customize games and code Sphero Mini by drawing on your screen, using drag and drop coding blocks, or writing JavaScript.
- DRIVE MODE: Beginner learners can drive and play STEM-inspired games with the free Sphero Play App. Drag and drive with Joystick mode, pull back and release with Slingshot mode or tip and rotate your mobile device with Tilt mode. Included with Sphero Mini are 3 traffic cones and 6 bowling pins to inspire obstacle course fun right out of the box.
- PLAY GAMES: Use Sphero Mini as a game controller for arcade-style games in the Sphero Play app. Perfect for playing on the go or with limited space. Choose from 3 different games - shoot through space, speed through a tunnel, or smash a polygon of bricks. With 1 hour of play time, Sphero Mini is the next big thing.
- INSPIRING THE CREATORS OF TOMORROW: With our undeniably cool fleet of programmable robots and educational STEAM tools, we're inspiring a new generation of inventors and changemakers through hands-on applied learning of coding, science, music and the arts.
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 1.57 x 1.57 x 1.57 inches |
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Item Weight | 3.87 ounces |
ASIN | B071RHYKDL |
Item model number | M001GRW |
Manufacturer recommended age | 8 years and up |
Batteries | 1 LR44 batteries required. (included) |
Best Sellers Rank | #7,467 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #7 in Remote- & App-Controlled Robots |
Customer Reviews |
4.5 out of 5 stars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Release date | September 29, 2017 |
Manufacturer | Sphero |
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Product Description
Sphero Mini packs tons of fun into a tiny, app-enabled robot about the size of a ping pong ball. Drive Mini using different modes with the Sphero Mini app, or just by using your face. Yes, you read that right. Face Drive is a hilarious new feature that uses your facial expressions to drive the ball. Mini’s games are just as addicting – use the ball as a controller to shoot your way through space, race a ship through a tunnel, or rotate your ball to destroy a polygon of bricks. Thanks to the beauty of app updates, there’s always more on the way. If you’re feeling extra clever, download the Sphero Edu app and program your robot using JavaScript. Packed with teeny tiny tech, Sphero Mini has a little gyroscope, accelerometer, and LED lights. Colorful, interchangeable shells are available, so you can easily switch one out to suit your mood. With almost an hour of play time, Sphero Mini is the next big thing.
Set Contains:
Sphero Mini, USB Charger, Set of Cones, Set of Bowling Pins
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Safety Information
Choking Hazard. This toy contains small parts.
From the manufacturer
Driving. Gaming. Coding. Now Fun-Sized.
Drive a robot and then learn to code it on your own! Sphero Mini is a powerful, ping pong-size robotic ball with a gyroscope, accelerometer, and LED lights that glow in tons of colors. Our free apps make it simple to explore a huge range of experiences.
Each robot ball comes with 3 traffic cones and 6 bowling pins. Weave in and out of the cones, knock down the pins, or build your very own obstacle course. Different drive modes, arcade-style games, and basic coding commands enable endless fun in the Sphero Play app.
More experienced learners can advance to programming the Mini with block-based coding or JavaScript in the Sphero Edu app. Get started learning STEM at home with Sphero Mini and our how-to resources guide for parents and remote educators.
Tech Specs
- Interchangeable, removable plastic shell
- Bluetooth Smart connection (10 meter range)
- Micro USB charger (almost 1 hour of play)
- Height: 42mm / Width: 42mm / Weight: 46g
- Compatible with Sphero Edu app on iOS, Android, Kindle, Mac, Windows & Chrome
- Compatible with Sphero Play app on iOS & Android
Little Robot. Lotta Fun.
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Drive ModesTilt your device. Pull back and slingshot forward. Use the Joystick. Whatever you’re in the mood for, the Sphero Play app has it. |
Play GamesUse the ball as a controller with the Sphero Play app to dodge and destroy asteroids, race through a rotating tunnel, or smash a polygon of bricks. |
Program 3 WaysUsing the Sphero Edu app, program your Mini using draw and drive commands, Scratch blocks, or even JavaScript text programming. |
STEM ActivitiesFoster creativity through discovery and play with Mini and the Sphero Edu app, all while laying the foundation for computer science. |
Sphero Mini | Sphero Mini At-Home Learning Starter Kit | Sphero Mini Activity Kit | Sphero BOLT | |
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Size | About as big as a ping pong ball | About as big as a ping pong ball | About as big as a ping pong ball | About as big as a baseball |
Support Guides | Downloadable at-home learning guide. | Sphero Mini Kit At-Home Guide, 15 Sphero Play App STEAM Activities, 15 Sphero Edu App Coding Activities | 15 Sphero Play App STEAM Activities | Downloadable at-home learning guide. |
Material | Plastic shell opens for charging and exploring the robot. | Plastic shell opens for charging and exploring the robot. Construction set is made of flexible, durable plastic. | Plastic shell opens for charging and exploring the robot. Construction set is made of flexible, durable plastic. | Clear, durable, waterproof, scratch-resistant. Shell is sealed and does not open. |
Top Speed | 1 meter per sec (2.2 mph) | 1 meter per sec (2.2 mph) | 1 meter per sec (2.2 mph) | 2 meter per sec (4.5 mph) |
What's in the Box? | Sphero Mini, Micro USB charging cord, 3 mini traffic cones, 6 mini bowling pins | Clear Sphero Mini, Bumper cover, 6 pins and 3 cones, 30 STEM-inspired activity cards, 28-piece construction set, Micro USB cable | Clear Sphero Mini, Bumper cover, 6 pins and 3 cones, 15 STEM-inspired activity cards, 28-piece construction set, Micro USB cable | Sphero BOLT, Inductive charging base with UBS cable |
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Customers like the quality, ease of use, and usefulness of the toy figure. For example, they mention it's fun, provides a lot of entertainment, and is easy to set up and drive. Some appreciate the nose. That said, opinions are mixed on performance, value, durability, and size.
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Customers like the quality of the toy figure. They say it drifts really well, provides a lot of entertainment, and is a great cat toy. Some say it's the funniest remote control toy and even better than expected.
"...CASUAL:First off, this will drive on carpet, as long as it's not too thick!This thing this fun right out of the box!..." Read more
"...A ton of fun." Read more
"I bought this to be lazy while playing with my cat. Keeps her interested, she loves it...." Read more
"Even though it is meant to be so much more, this is a great cat toy. Cat isn’t scared of it. Low decibels and not so big like an r/c car" Read more
Customers find the toy figure easy to use. They say the app is super easy to operate and gives different control options. They also say the controls are relatively easy and the directions are clear. Customers say the to program lots of options and teaches simple coding.
"...It's easy to set up on you ipad or iphone, just install the app...." Read more
"...App is super easy to use and gives you different control options to use...." Read more
"This is easy to use. My kid was so excited about it. Like most holiday gifts, the excitement wore off...." Read more
"...The stick controls work well but are finicky. However it's still quite fun...." Read more
Customers find the toy figure useful for learning programming and educational purposes. They say it's a great little programming toy and fidget that can do all sorts of wonderful things. Customers also mention it'll introduce them to robotics.
"...This thing this fun right out of the box! It has all sorts of intuitively built functions, albeit with a couple issues...." Read more
"...So many cool things to do with it - you can drive it around in several different modes, and play a series of built in games, among several other..." Read more
"Made a great gift for the grandkids and gives them an introductory glimpse into robotics. They are having fun and learning while they play." Read more
"I've owned a few Sphero products, and this one by far is the most useful, for my cat that is. My cat loves this thing!..." Read more
Customers find the nose of the toy figure pretty cool, cute, and neat. They also say it works like it says and is a very cool little robot.
"...It’s really very neat." Read more
"...My 7 year old son does think its pretty cool and he appreciates the present" Read more
"...They have these at her school and she wanted one for home. It's super cute and works well. Seems durable too." Read more
"This thing is so cool! Your phone is the remote. I got this as a gift for my youngest but I was the first one to play with it...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the toy figure. Some mention that it works well for their cats' excess energy, and it works surprisingly well on medium pile carpet. They also say it holds a charge for a long time and works on any phone. However, others say that it simply doesn't work, and that it doesn''t support all the Sphero apps.
"...dies, I used felt stickers to give it better traction and works wonderfully" Read more
"I use this to help burn off my cats' excess energy, and it works super well for that...." Read more
"...It has a tilt control mode, which is hard to get working properly, as it still feels like it has a weirdly programmed headless mode...." Read more
"...Once it was charged, the fun began. There are two apps that work with this device: 1)..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the toy figure. Some mention it's great value for the money, well worth it, and easy to use on any phone. However, others say that it'd be a better option if the app could be downloaded.
"...This is a fun toy that was well worth the money to entertainment time ratio that I purchased it for." Read more
"...i to STEM but for whatever reason, this one didn’t land. :( disappointing for the price." Read more
"...Price/Value is also great...." Read more
"It does exactly what they say it does. . . it's just underwhelming for the price. . ." Read more
Customers are mixed about the durability of the toy figure. Some mention it's well made, reliable, and solid, while others say it breaks open easily and blows apart. The shell also splits open occasionally.
"...The good - It's smaller but no less solid or speedy than the larger models...." Read more
"Seems very easy to break. Cuidado" Read more
"...that's a soccer ball, and if it drops on to the floor or anything, it breaks open...." Read more
"...It's super cute and works well. Seems durable too." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the size of the toy figure. Some find it pretty small and entertaining, while others say it's too small to make it through their carpet.
"...The good - It's smaller but no less solid or speedy than the larger models...." Read more
"...Probably just a characteristic of the gyros, and the device being so small...." Read more
"...Cat isn’t scared of it. Low decibels and not so big like an r/c car" Read more
"...I actually prefer to work the Chromebook because the screen canvas is much larges. Overall, I'm satisfied with my purchase! :)" Read more
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CASUAL:
First off, this will drive on carpet, as long as it's not too thick!
This thing this fun right out of the box! It has all sorts of intuitively built functions, albeit with a couple issues.
Driving it around, it has multiple fun ways to accomplish this task.
The stick controls work well but are finicky. However it's still quite fun. Feels like you're directing a drunk driver around, as it seems to function like a weirder version of a quadcopter drones' headless mode.
Frustrating and hard to control, but extremely fun.
The other driving modes are weird but neat. It has a tilt control mode, which is hard to get working properly, as it still feels like it has a weirdly programmed headless mode. So it can get confusing.
It also has an entertaining "golf" mode. The golf mode is fun but is hard to learn at first. Your swiping of your phone is hard to get used to, because the angle and side you're swiping is asynchronous to the way you aim the actual ball. Swipe any way you want, and it will only go the way you aimed before you swiped.
The other driving modes are poorly made gimmicks, not worth mentioning.
The games are fun, but the controls make it irritating and sometimes not responsive.
Yes, it comes with games. You use the ball as the controller to move a ship across a screen, or drive a car.
Very neat!
If these were the only functions of the ball, I would give this ball a 3.5 out of 5, or a 4 out of 5. Fun, but eventually an adult like myself will grow tired of it. This concludes the casual part of the review.
Are you a game developer or robotics developer? Yes? Enjoy your new toy!
If you install the education app, you will quickly find yourself in a funland! It seems to run on javascript, and at the time of this review, I haven't checked that completely. However, I've looked into it's engine.
Yes, this app seems to have a javascript powered engine, which functions similar to Unreal Engine 5's blueprints system.
THE FUNCTIONS REALLY SURPRISED ME! (but if you're serious about having fun with this ball, buy the advanced version)
This ball has axis positioning check features, collision check bools, airborne bool checks, landing from airborne collision check bools, sound effect functions, LED color change functions, variables, functions, loops, and probably more than what I saw in just a couple minutes of looking into the app.
It absolutely blew my mind when I looked into the app.
I seriously recommend one of these if you want something to mess around with for farts and laughs.
But if you want a fuller experience, you should probably buy the 200 dollar version.
OVERALL: I love this ball! I can't wait to see what I can do with this coding wise!
I thought I was gonna be all about the branded Sphero toys after a very successful run-in with their new BB-9E but then they went an introduced miniature Sphero balls and I had to get myself one in green. It's my son's favorite color so I quickly rationalized that it's a toy for both of us. But, like with the BB-9E, he's terrified of this thing, too. There was hope for a second there when he found it on the carpet in the morning after I'd played around with it the night before after he'd gone to bed. He brought it to me and his mom and announced, "An egg!" Because it's actually just a hair smaller and obviously rounder than a plastic Easter egg. Feels like one, too. So there was promise. My wife has me load up the app and give it a run for him and he was immediately over it. He jumped on our bed and wanted nothing more to do with it.
But you know who loves it? Our cat. That cat's ignored the full-size Sphero, Ollie, and BB-9E but THIS ONE is something she'll stalk around the ottoman.
The good - It's smaller but no less solid or speedy than the larger models. I imagined it'd be a significant drop in quality or speed or SOMETHING because it's not only smaller but significantly less expensive than the larger models but I haven't found this to be the case at all. It even runs on our tufted rugs which ave texture/different heights. I'd have been understanding if it couldn't overcome the heights but it hasn't been the case. Your (miniature) mileage may vary, though.
The bad - Still terrifies my son. Isn't branded (I'd be down for a mini BB-8) so the app feels light compared to all that the Star Wars models come with. Completely delivers on all that's promised so that's more an observation than a true "bad". I'm gettin' greedy, clearly.
The unexpected - Twice now I've had to stop and restart the app because it's tried to load up in portrait mode with half the screen black and the load screen basically only being half there. I couldn't rotate the phone and have it be corrected I just had to stop the app completely and then re-open it. Once open the apps been solid, like all of their stuff, but that did happen twice so it's kind-of, sort-of something that happens. Easily fixed so not a bad, just an unexpected.
Off to play with the cat and hopefully not give my son nightmares!
This is a cool little remote control spear “Ball” you will need to download the App to control it, well for a iPhone and iPad. App is super easy to use and gives you different control options to use.
Controlling it on hard surface moves quick and the direction you choose, sometimes it doesn’t go the direction you want it to. This also works in carpet but movement is a little off due to the rugged surface. Like a truck driving on the backroads, little bumpy and may get stuck.
If you do get multiple Balls make sure you sync them away from each other or Balls will sync to the close device when you try to sync it. Like a good distance away, maybe another room.
Battery life not really sure how long they last, we’ve used it about 10mins for a couple of days before we had to charge it.
It’s a fun little gadget to play with if you are into remote control stuff, if not this will be boring to you and you should not buy this.