Like millions of other kids around the world, after seeing the original trilogy, R2-D2 instantly became my favorite Star Wars character. He seemed like the perfect sidekick, but the real Artoo was ...

Star Wars toys are announced during a special event called Force Friday that takes place a few months before the release of each movie, and robot company Sphero had two big surprises for fans this ...

Boulder toy-robot maker Sphero has tapped its engineering force to bring to life the robot the world has loved for 40 years: R2-D2. The iconic Star Wars droid plus new guy BB-9E were unveiled Thursday ...

Back in June, Sega Toys in Japan teased the R2-D2 Homestar, a fully functional planetarium that’s shaped in the form of the robot from Star Wars. And today, the company fixed the release date ...

Star Wars and Sphero were a match made in heaven. The company had spent a few years in relative startup obscurity when Disney came along with the design for a new droid debuting in the upcoming ...

The buzzy new Star Wars toy is a real-life robot that is controlled by smartphones Writer-Reporter, PEOPLE You no longer have to go to a galaxy far, far away to have an authentic Star Wars experience.

Scientists have looked into the feasibility of lovable droids like BB-8 and R2-D2, and find they're good for more than just pushing a plot forward. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011.

Robots captured the hearts of children long before they stirred the imagination of Silicon Valley. From the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz to R2D2 in Star Wars, these adorable heaps of metal brim with ...