A next-generation app-controlled robot named Ollie will launch in the UK before Christmas -- and every kid you know will probably want one.
Controlled via Bluetooth and your phone, Sphero (and Ollie) are "smart" toys, which can be reprogrammed and repurposed for limitless uses, games and experiments. The £79.99 robot (which will be out in time for Christmas) is able to travel at "unreasonably fast" speeds up to 14MPH, can do quite spectacular jumps off ramps and tables. It can even execute "stunts" including flips, spins and drifting moves around corners.
It also has an extremely durable polycarbonate body, with interchangeable tyres and hubcaps. Sphero have even designed it with 3D printers in mind, allowing enterprising users and classrooms to work with 3D printing software to develop their own "shell armour" and even mounts for GoPro cameras.
We'll have a full write-up of the Ollie next week after IFA, but in the meantime head over to the Sphero website for full details. Plus you don't even have to wait until Christmas to get your name on the list - Ollie can be preordered on the website now and is out on 15 September.
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