Sphero goes Olympic with Sphero v2

Robots  seem to be in the news this week, with Sphero launching it’s latest incarnation which to uses the Olympic motto, “Faster, Higher Stronger ” as the key improvements.

For the past few weeks, Sphero have let visitors to their website know something was coming by replacing their website with just a single teaser video.  Finally we have found out why they were so excited…… Sphero v2 is going to be hitting shelves at the end of the month.

The 2nd generation incarnation of the robotic ball that you can control via a phone app  has been announced and promises to exceed the earlier version in every possible way.

Faster

The new Sphero has been engineered for speed with new faster hardware dubbed “AI Superdrive” and some really revolutionary tweaks

Higherlike a lower centre of gravity. The new ball boasts a speed of up to a whopping 7 feet per second.  To put it in perspective that is enough to outpace you or I. ( especially I)

Ramps! The new packaging comes equipped with a new set of Sphero ramps which let you create obstacle courses and pull off neat tricks like ramping the super speed sphere over and across long gaps.( Long jump anyone??)  The internal LEDs have also been tweaked so that the colors that the Sphero can turn now are even brighter!

Stronger

Even though the Spheros are made from polycarbonite, which means that they are so strong you could stand on them- Sphero have released a new accessory called a “Nubby” cover which will cushion the ball and give it extra traction whilst you are using it outside in the garden or on that hard concrete pavement.

Overall it looks like an amazing improvement over the previous version and is ready to take the market by storm.  I look forward to my own mini-olympics when we get one into review so look for our hands on review in the next week.