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24 alternatives to BB-8 Droid by Sphero

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BB-8 Droid by Sphero is a programmable robot toy based on the Star Wars character. It rolls on a single ball and can be controlled via smartphone app or voice commands. Designed for Star Wars fans and tech enthusiasts… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. BB-8 Droid by Sphero launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Star Wars BB-9E by Sphero▲85

   Meet the dark side's new droid: BB-9E

   2017 · sphero.com · its alternatives →

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   BB-8 Droid made out of a Pumpkin▲7

   The new BB-8 robot from Star Wars came to life today in the form of apumpkin. This happy little guy was created as my team’s entry in HERPDERP 2, an interna...

   2015 · nathantornquist.com · its alternatives →

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   Sphero Force Band▲96

   Control and interact with BB-8 in a brand new way.

   2016 · sphero.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   ToyPal▲734

   An AI powered device and app that brings soft toys to life

   2024 · toypal.ai · its alternatives →

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   Sphero RVR▲85

   Sphero's newest programmable, driving robot.

   2019 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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   Droidrun▲383

   Give AI native control of physical & virtual phones.

   2025 · droidrun.ai · its alternatives →

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   R2D2 by Sphero▲5

   This is the droid you’re looking for

   2017 · sphero.com · its alternatives →

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   Sphero R2-D2▲6

   The app enabled droid your're looking for.

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Foosbar – My autonomous foosball-playing robot▲323

   Code to support my autonomous foosball playing robot - misprit7/foosbar

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    SPHERO DARK 2.0 ROBOT BALL ▲3

    ROBOT BALL 2. 0

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Drocobo▲76

    A beautiful material design Android app for Dribbble

    2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Samsung Ballie▲149

    A cute, personal robot from Samsung

    2024 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    DeskHog▲480

    A developer toy from PostHog

    2025 · posthog.com · its alternatives →

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    Battleboat.js – A robot that plays Battleship▲52

    2014 · kortaggio.github.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Vector by Anki▲194

    New advanced home robot

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Bittle▲140

    A palm-sized robot dog for STEM and fun 🐕

    2020 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Doctor Droid PlayBooks▲14

    Automate investigation of production issues & incidents

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Octobo▲65

    The Tech Toy that Teaches!

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Breaout ball▲61

    eruo

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    KT2 Kungfu Turtle Robot▲129

    The broke man's Boston dynamics

    2024 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    Spider-Man by Sphero▲98

    Interactive app-enabled super hero

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Rippple▲126

    A beautiful & feature-rich Dribbble client for Android

    2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Dodoboo▲148

    Super kid friendly AI drawing platform

    2024 · iran-music.net · its alternatives →

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    Robotos▲6

    Robotos is a collection NFTs designed by Pablo Stanley.

    2021 · robotos.art · its alternatives →

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