Comments on: Sphero’s BB-8 is the ‘Star Wars’ toy everyone will want https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2015/09/03/spheros-bb-8-is-the-star-wars-toy-everyone-will-want/ All about electronics and circuit design Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:36:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.14 By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2015/09/03/spheros-bb-8-is-the-star-wars-toy-everyone-will-want/comment-page-1/#comment-1846157 Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:40:22 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=33891#comment-1846157 https://hackaday.com/2025/02/13/a-transparent-bb-8-build-using-christmas-ornaments/

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2015/09/03/spheros-bb-8-is-the-star-wars-toy-everyone-will-want/comment-page-1/#comment-1780206 Thu, 15 Sep 2022 07:09:47 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=33891#comment-1780206 The Best BB-8 Fan Build We’ve Seen!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXNfnBykMUQ

We’re blown away by the advancements made in BB-8 fan builds, as we meet the best remote controlled BB-8 replica we’ve seen so far at this year’s SiliCon convention! Team members Psy DeLacy and Chris Stroud walk us through the design choices they made for their droid build, including the ways they give their BB-8 character through head motion and dynamic sound.

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2015/09/03/spheros-bb-8-is-the-star-wars-toy-everyone-will-want/comment-page-1/#comment-1662840 Wed, 04 Dec 2019 21:40:48 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=33891#comment-1662840 BB-8 Robot Rolls Under Smartphone Control
This Star Wars droid replica is completely 3D-printed and runs on Arduino.
https://www.hackster.io/news/bb-8-robot-rolls-under-smartphone-control-84c180fe649d
DIY BB8 – Fully 3D Printed – 20cm Diameter First Prototype of Real Size
https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-BB8-Fully-3D-Printed-20cm-Diameter-First-Proto/

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2015/09/03/spheros-bb-8-is-the-star-wars-toy-everyone-will-want/comment-page-1/#comment-1619879 Mon, 07 Jan 2019 10:24:04 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=33891#comment-1619879 Making a BB-8 Droid Build (v1) from Star Wars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tugoaguh0aY

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2015/09/03/spheros-bb-8-is-the-star-wars-toy-everyone-will-want/comment-page-1/#comment-1619878 Mon, 07 Jan 2019 10:23:43 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=33891#comment-1619878 How the BB-8 Sphero Toy Works
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FHtcR78GA0

We discuss what’s known so far about how BB-8 was built for the film, how a remote-controlled model could be built, and take apart a BB-8 Sphero to see if we can learn anything from the small-scale toy!

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