Sphero’s Bolt Plus robot has a screen parents would want their kids to look at
by Andrew Liszewski from The Verge - All Posts on (#6NM1Y)
The Sphero Bolt Plus' new full-color screen can help kids troubleshoot their code. | Image: Sphero Sphero has updated its RC Bolt robotic ball with a higher-resolution LCD screen, providing improved visual feedback that promises to make the new Bolt Plus a better STEM tool for teaching kids the fundamentals of programming.
Originally making a name for itself with a simple remote control ball that could be steered using a smartphone, Sphero eventually found massive success by leveraging its technology to create a miniature version of Star Wars: The Force Awakens' BB-8 droid, which was the must-have toy during the 2015 holiday season.
Three years and several products later, Sphero ended its partnership with Disney in order to focus its efforts on the educational market and products like the original Bolt robot, which shipped with...