Sphero

DRIVING. GAMING. CODING. NOW FUN-SIZED.
Sphero Mini packs tons of fun into a tiny, app-enabled robotic ball. Drive, play games, learn to code, and more.

THIS BALL IS A ROBOT. THIS ROBOT IS A BALL.
Packed with teeny tiny tech, Sphero Mini has a little gyroscope, accelerometer, and LED lights. With almost an hour of play time, Sphero Mini is the next big thing.

DRIVE THIS BALL WITH YOUR FACE
Drive Mini using different modes with the Sphero Play, or just by using your lovely mug.

THIS BALL IS A VIDEO GAME CONTROLLER
Use Mini as a controller to shoot your way through space, race through a tunnel, or to destroy a polygon of bricks.

USE JAVASCRIPT TO PROGRAM THIS ROBOT
If you're feeling extra clever, download the Sphero Edu app and program your robot using JavaScript.

Sphero Mini

• Drive Mini using different modes with the Sphero Play – Joystick, Tilt, Slingshot, or Face Drive.

• Face Drive - Face Drive is a hilarious new feature that uses your facial expressions to drive the ball.

• Gaming - Sphero Mini can be used with the app as a video game controller. Play 3 games with more updates on the way.

• Coding - Download the Sphero Edu app and program your Sphero Mini bot using JavaScript.

• Interchangeable Shells - Colorful, interchangeable shells allow you to switch one out to suit your mood.

View Sphero Mini Range

The Sphero EDU app is your hub to create, contribute and learn with Sphero Robots. The visual block-based building interface makes learning the basic principles of programming approachable and fun. Browse through activities, keep track of a class, and collaborate with users around the world. When creativity strikes... Make. Code. Share.

Sphero Edu provides a toolset that is unbounded in its potential. Through creative activities, students can learn to program their robots while nurturing their cognitive skills and independent exploration. All you need are the raw materials – Sphero robots, the Sphero Edu app, and your brain.

Step 1: Coding with Draw

Draw 1: Shapes

Draw 2: Spelling

Draw 3: Perimeter

Step 2: Block based coding

Blocks 1: Intro (The Basics)

Blocks 2: If/Then, Else

Blocks 3: Lights

Blocks 4 : Variables

How to use Sphero SPRK+ Edition in the Classroom

Start with the provided introductory modules to help students learn how the robot works. After they see the potential of the Sphero robot, let them loose to plan their own projects. Kids will be buzzing for paint, water, glue, and cardboard to build environments for their robot to navigate. Whether your budding programmers are working in a school library or a classroom, be prepared for some highly productive noise and mess.

Read the full article