The BB-8 Robot

BB-8 is a funny robot with a free-moving spherical dome-shaped head. It is white, with orange and silver accents and a black optical lens on its head piece. 

 

The robot plays a prominent role in the 2015 film Star Wars: Episode VII "The Force Awakens".

 

Its popularity has encouraged manufacturers in the making of such robots.

 

The most notable version is of Sphero. This droid is about 11 cm high and can be controlled with a free app.

It makes BB-8 sounds via this app and can independently explore his environment.

 

Sphero BB-8 ™ Technical Specifications

• iOS and Android compatible

• Top speed of 7.2 km/h (2 m/s) (7ft/s)

• Durable polycarbonate casing

• Bluetooth Smart BLE connection (30 m range)

• Inductive charging (more than 1 hour to play on a full charge)

• Free App: BB-8 App-Enabled Droid powered by Sphero available through iTunes or Google Play

• Internal guidance system includes a gyroscope and accelerometer.

• Height: 11.4 cm / Width: 7.3 cm / Weight ~ 200 g

 

Furthermore there is an active group of people engaged in building their own BB-8 robots. They show their progress on the Facebook page "BB-8 Builders Club".

BB-8 Builders Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BB8BuildersClub

 

BB-8: http://www.starwars.com/databank/bb-8

Wookieepedia: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/BB-8