Tuesday 1 October 2013

Hardware review: Sphero 2.0

Review by Matt S.

Sphero 2.0 doesn't come cheaply. In fact, this might be the most expensive ball that I've ever played with with a retail of $180 or thereabouts in Australia. It's a good ball though. I have had a ball playing with it (l promise I'll keep the 'ball' puns to a minimum in this review now).

In very simple terms Sphero 2.0 is a robot ball that you control with your iPhone or iPad via apps that you grab off the Apple or Android app store. Most of these are free, but this is an open platform for develops and some of the apps will cost something. The most basic app is a driving app, where players use the touch screen or device's accelerometer to move the ball around. Owners are encouraged to create mazes, ramps and jumps for the ball, which is waterproof and quite robust against drops.

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