Customer Ratings & Reviews

This bb8 you was on sale for a very low price.....

Lots of funs. For the kids. And adults. We play with it for hours

Discount Pricing. My son loves it. Great christmas gift.

My daughter had a ton of fun with this. Expensive but undeniably cute

I like my BB-8 I was looking for it I love it good price

My seven year ole loves this robot. He uses it everyday.

Star wars fans must have... so entertaining for all ages

Very fun for all ages and a must have for star wars fans

Funny and entertaining device. My kids love it so much.

I love it but didn't keep my interest like I thought it would.

This is a great product and one that I would recommend.

This is a present for my grandson he's going to love it

My 6 year old loves it. He plays it all the time. It was a great gift.

My friend's daughter has really enjoyed it. Her sister wants one now

Very great product and price recommande for any people

Fun and entertaining. My dog enjoys chasing it around.

So lets get this out of the way first: this is a toy with a $150 price tag. The price may be too much to get past for some but this might be the most fun I've had with a Star Wars item since I was young. There are three modes that BB-8 can operate with. The mode I have used the least is the hologram projection. You record a message and using augmented reality (point your phone at BB-8 and it appears to project your message on the screen like R2 in past movies) which is a cool feature but I don't see myself using it often. You may show it off to people but the feature won't hold your attention. The last two modes are where the fun comes in. You can either have BB-8 roam on its own or control its adventure. In the patrol mode BB-8 will explore its surroundings and roam. If it encounters an obstacle it will redirect its course and continue on its way. Even though it doesn't have any sensors and the head piece doesn't give any data to the main body you will forget this isn't a real Droid. The head swivels around and gives of the impression that it is actually scanning the area and trying to figure out where to go. A friend of mine was convinced that it was looking around when it ran into our coffee table and stopped to change course. This is where the personality of the toy comes out and you start to believe it is a thinking toy. The app will give off noises and sounds to add to this. While I would have preferred the sounds came directly from BB-8 I don't mind that it comes from my phone. The last mode is you controlling BB-8 directly. While the controls are confusing at first I found myself easily getting it where I wanted to go and getting pretty good at controlling it within an hour. There are also controls to make BB-8 do preprogramed moves and others features you may see when using patrol mode. There are also voice commands, that aren't available on android at the time of this review, which add more moves to BB-8. I know some may see that lack of a feature out of the box as a negative but it gives me hope that BB-8 can be updated and we will see more cool features down the road. I have been using BB-8 on hardwood as well as short carpeting. You have more control on carpeting but more speed on a hard surface. I haven't had an issue with either but I imagine longer carpeting will not work great with this toy. In our home we also have two dogs and two cats who have been very curious with it and have enjoyed either chasing it or being chased by it. I know many people will complain about the size, especially with the price, but I have been happy with it. It is about the size of an orange and is perfect if you don't have a large home with lots of space to roam. Plus the smaller size makes it easier to take with you to show off to others. The head is held on magnetically and has only been knocked off by a kick from my dog and has yet to fall off by running into anything. The underside of the head will pick up dirt or other objects that collect on the main body which means it will have to be cleaned from time to time. I can't give this item five stars because it is a $150 item that is nothing more than an RC type toy. However, it is probably the most fun you will have with any Star Wars item you can buy. If you are thinking of picking this item up and have the money to spare I wouldn't hesitate. Seeing as how I am an adult and a working professional who loves it I can't imagine any kid that wouldn't as well.

This is a wonderful addition to my sphero collection!

Kids love to play with this Sphero toy. Runs smooth!

They stopped making bb8, so im so glad I bought one.