Sphero Mini White: The App-Controlled Robot Ball

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Remote- & App-Controlled Figures & Robots

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Sphero Mini White: The App-Controlled Robot Ball

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Pros

My cat loves this thing! It's easy to set up on you ipad or iphone, just install the app. You can use the app to move the ball just by using a joystick feature on the phone. My 4th grader loves this!

Sphero edu app has java block coding that's advanced enough for anyone including your kids to be entertained for hours as they learn how to build more advanced code. For the adults it allows you to code in just java. Purchased to learn block coding wi... Read More

Cons

It's only available through google. Do not trust their specs on the website. They just stopped supporting it without explicitly stating so.

Blatant false advertising. Poor quality. Hope others don't get a bunk product like i did.

If you try to re-calibrate later, it is obvious that the led is pointing in the wrong direction. It has a hard time climbing small obstacles and it doesn't seem like there are accessory shells made of different materials like rubber which would be nic... Read More

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Quality

He plays with the pins most of the time and is now looking to make obstacle race courses with his friends.

Feels a little cheap for the money, but still really good.

I bought this for my nephew and he was first disappointed because it does not come with a manual or instructions with the excep... Read More

Have to plug it in to turn on, can shut off with the app (yes you need to download the app).

Shipping

It was fast and easy to set up & controls great.

The ball has a great sensors and the ping is very fast so it can recive your data fast and its alot of fun for this.

Packaging/appearance

Aside from the need to constantly reorient the sphero to my phone (because i move or the cats bat it around) it is super easy t... Read More

Competitiveness

here is a unboxing video for you guys, the box was well built and the robot finally charged and is so much fun to play with!

I did a talk and demo for some 7yo girls about robotics.

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Previous analysis of this listing was an C grade.

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Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 65.3% of the reviews are reliable.

This product had a total of 6,780 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 1 2022.