Sphero 2.0 Review - Apps, Driving, and Swimming with Orbotix Spherical Robot
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
- I like robots. I like robots a lot. Reading Asimov as a little kid, I thought being a robopsychologist was a real job. It wasn't, but Orbotix might just have the next best thing. Rolling out their updated Sphero 2.0 robot, I was really excited to get my hands on one. Let's open it up, and take Sphero for a spin!
I only managed to get two "ball" puns into this description. I hope to see more puns in the comments on this video!
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Thanks Michael! Having a lot of fun making them, so I'm glad folks are enjoying them.
Cool
Wait wow
Great review, one of the best sphero reviews and a great review in general. Felt like you justified the product where so many have failed. Really glad i found ya! Keep the up the Greeaat woork!
THanks for saying. I'm glad you liked the video. I was surprised by how much I liked Sphero, so I was happy to share.
Thanks for watching! I can always use more help sharing and spreading the word!
Orbotix actually had a dismantled Sphero on display that had a camera attached. While the case spins around, the internal hardware is balanced like a segway. Think a hamster in a ball. The hamster doesn't go spinning around inside.
You convinced me with your clear and in-depth review and demonstrations. I will be back for more tech with you.
Thanks! If you like my vids I can always use a little more help in sharing them!
Sphero 1 is still around for a lower cost option, and they'll probably refresh the robot at some point, that's when we might see a price drop on sphero 2. Considering all the apps you can play with, I don't think it's a bad price.
I ordered my Sphero about an hour before i watched this. This will be really helpful when I open it tomorrow!
I'm so happy to see a reviewer open without saying "Whats up"
I aim to please! Though I can't promise that I've never opened a video with a What's Up. I may have done that a few times in the past...
To be fair, there's one minute and 50 seconds worth of video showing Sphero in operation not counting static shots of sphero and demonstrating set up, or changing color. Gonna be doing a little more with Sphero as I go through the apps from Orbotix as well.
I got it for Christmas and the first thing I did is watch this!
MERRY CHRISTMAS! I hope you like it!
lucky
0THER100 XD if you want one wait until Sphero 2B comes out, it will be under $99
2B looks like it'll be cool, but it wont be waterproof. The lack of wireless charging is what helps 2B's price.
They need to start talking to Disney. Sphero 3.0 could be colored to look like the lil Star Wars droid we recently met.
David Plentl AAHH! How great would that be!
JuanBagnell I want to buy it but first I need to know.. is it able to also work with ipod's?
Keegan Schaner I'm not sure what the cut off is. If you check out the Sphero website it'll list which ipods it is compatible with.
ok thx
You're welcome :-)
I have a Sphero 2.0, Sphero BB-8, and a Sphero Ollie Darkside. Love em all more than anything
And who else thinks the Sphero intro is the most awesomely kid friendly intro ever
Omg best sphero review. I have been looking at getting one for a while, but most reviews didn't explain what I needed. This did. Thank you so much!
My next best tech guy to catch on RUclips. Subscribed!
Thanks for the sub!
My daughter and I made a drone with wireless camera and cheese bait for the dog. This drone was made well enough to allow Sphero 2.0 to tow the weight of the K'Nex carriage that held the camera, 9v battery, and cheese deck ... moving on and off carpet.
Sphero 2.0 Drone (AKA "Cheese Mobile") made with K'Nex and Wireless Camera
Thanks. If you like my vids, I can always use a little more help sharing them!
I looked quite a while for some reviews for sphero 2.0 but none have come anywhere as comprehensive as this one! Great review!
Glad you enjoyed it! I had a lot of fun putting this one together. I can ALWAYS use more help sharing my videos!
GUYS ITS SO WORTH IT I BOUGHT IT I WASTE EVERY DAY LIKE 2 HOURS PLAYING THIS:)
Next version needs a camera.
I've seen people hack the Sphero hardware to make it more of a segway or roomba-like robot, while adding cameras.
JuanBagnell
Woot! Hardware hackers to the rescue! :D
It's really cool. I worry sometimes that people wont get to do the things I got to do when I was younger if all computers and toys are glued shut.
***** If it's a light enough camera that could be a really cool idea.
Yeah.
Thanks for the heads up. I'll correct that when I focus on the software more. Appreciate it :-)
They look so cool! I'm asking for this for Christmas with an Underwater camera, so when I go swimming at a friend's house, I can film Sphero!
That would be a really fun combo!
Yep! ;)
Can you use you're phone?
My daughter has been asking for this so I came on here to have a look and see what all the fuss was about... And now I want one too! Great review thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it, and happy to help :-)
If your daughter is interested in tech or programming, Sphero has a pretty great educational tool kit. Aside from just being a fun toy, I think it's a great way to test those logic skills.
We've tested it on all kinds of dogs. We've shot it with birdshot at close range and it doesn't penetrate the shell. You'd have to sit there and hammer at it with a hammer to crack the shell. We use a drill press to open them for testing. There's a video of us shooting Sphero with a shotgun here on youtube.
Also, I love that you respond to your fans. :). Btw I convinced my sister to buy one by showing her your video. She's 12 and what really made her interested was that you kinda personify it as a pet. We don't have any pets. Thanks!!
Well done! Out of curiosity, what did you change in your comments settings?
it turns out i had it set so that only i could reply to my own comments.
Weird. I've seen a couple other comments posted on my vids from people that I just can't reply to. I wonder if it's the same thing LOL
Mine's supposed to come in the mail tomorrow. I'm so excited I can't contain myself!!
Congrats! I hope you dig it!
I went to the Mercer County Career Center for school today and there were some older students in the electronics room messing with the sphero.
I took my sphero to a skate park. Most fun thing you can do. Took it down the half pipe, and off ramps. This thing is durae.
Idea: Luxor Sphero. A game where you can create your own custom maps and use Sphero as a pushing scarab and you use your i-pad or phone to look for matching balls that your scarab shooter has. Quite fun once you get a hang whith how to augment your reality.
Big brother is watching you through that lil robot man !
Your review has convinced me to buy a Sphero. And so far I'm loving it. Money well spent. Thanks, man!
So glad to hear! It's a really fun little robot!
I love hearing someone say "Growing up on a Nintendo.". I grew up and started on the Telstar console in the seventies. It only worked on a b&w TV and took 8 DD batteries. From there I went to Colecovision, Vectrex, Vic 20, C64, Amiga 500, NES, SNES, original Gameboy and onto the PC then PS1, Xbox, and so on. I completed the original Ultima series in the eighties on the C64. I was already in the military for three years by the time Nintendo came out.
Good video tho, Juan. I was living in the past for a moment there. Heh.
Yeah, thats an OLD video... Taking it back to classic GadgetGuy...
THAT my friends is what i call a review! A whopping 16 minutes of knowledge goodness :)
Cagdas Aras LOL right on. Glad you enjoyed :-)
I genuinely had fun watching you play with a toy during a review. Now I gotta buy me one and play. I had to hit like and subscribe. Can't wait to view more vids.
Awesome review man! Just ordered the Sphero 2.0 Revealed edition, can't wait to get it!
The Revealed is pretty sweet. I like being able to see the guts getting all whirly.
I just bought this yesterday after waiting for so long I can't wait to get him
That thing is cute as hell. A bit of a shame they didn't give you the armor, 'cause that would open up a whole new world; a new fantastic point of view.
But man, that was totally the most.
Nice review! I have to get one. Off to see your other videos :)
Nice review, I am sold, thank you Juan!
Nice! I hope you like it! It's been a fun little bugger.
Bigga just had surgery. He now wears the cone of shame.
"Swim Sphero swim!" "I beat myself." lol. You sir are very entertaining to watch. Now I really want one. :)
Aw thanks! Glad you enjoyed! That swimming bit blew my mind. For water like that you're supposed to use a nubby cover to give Sphero better traction, but this little bugger is powerful enough to overcome the jets on low in that hot tub even without the cover. Pretty rad. I'm getting another Sphero for my Nephew.
If you like the vid, I could always use a little more help in sharing and spreading the word!
I asked for this for Christmas. I got it and I have loved every minute of it. :)
I have a 2.0 as well after an original Sphero, I love it! My kids and the pets get a lot of fun out of it as well!
Very good detailed review. Your voice is very professional you could be on national tv as a tech host. Very well done many thanks for the upload. my cat loves ping pong balls so hopefully will love this.
Make the case totally clear. That would be cool.
Why has RUclips hid me from these kind of cool products?
I'm so pumped to get one for my B-day!
YAY I'm getting one for christmas! i know how you feel!
Juan, excellent review! I just got one and I think it is a heck of a lot of fun. It is excellent for terrorizing my dogs. Thank you for your thorough review, I will be following you from now on.
This is awesome, best review I have ever seen, I love how passionate you are about it
Glad you enjoyed it :-)
+Ditzy Clouds at my school the librarian bought some of the spheros and she picks 2 team of 4and I was chosen and you can control it with the camera and once you are done you can watch the video. Their are also some called sparks that you can she through them and see everything that inside of them
The augmented reality zombie bashing app *really* needs to have a Google Cardboard option added. How much fun would it be to see your zombie infested living room covering your entire view? You could even have the controls still using the roll & tilt method, so you just tilt your whole head to move.
Vousie V or at least ARCore support so the zombies could better interact with the real environment...
Best sphero review. Captures all the features!! Thx heaps
Glad you enjoyed it!
Sphero claims that sprk is "ALL NEW AND MORE UNIQE", but actualy its just the same such thing just tranceparent.
We're Sphero pals!
Just got one half an hour ago, good review & gives me everything I need to know about it. Thanks!
evan8tor21 CONGRATS!!! It's a fun little bugger!
When will part two come out? SO EXCITED!!!
2:44 is a hot tub. How
First video I watched and damn, i love the high quality of it. You must put lots of work into them to be that good!
Oh and you just earned a subscriber :)
Glad you enjoyed it! My vids take a little longer to crank out. My camera reviews for example usually work with dozens of different video elements. I like producing the kinds of vids I would want to watch though, so I'm always happy to hear other people like them too. :-)
7:10 you can see every color change clearly but only in the reflection off the table
I got one of the originals for $50 on woot today. Excited to play with my car with it! :D
First review i've seen of your's, looking to get a Sphero myself! I think you just convinced me, haha! Keep up the great work!
+xredline07x It's a fun little bot to play with :-)
I just watched your review on ScienceFiction.com. It wasn't posted there, so don't worry about having to hunt it down. I like your review of Sphero 2.0. Keep the good tech reviews coming!
How I found your review of Sphero 2.0 was actually by going to an article on ScienceFiction.com that showed how people can make their own BB-8 droid from Star Wars: The Force Awakens by decorating a Sphero 2.0 ball to look like BB-8.
What I would like to know now is has anyone thought of or tried to make a Baymax from Big Hero 6 using a Sphero ball?
Baymax and BB-8: both marketable and lovable characters.
Antonio Tambornino THat's awesome. I need to turn my Sphero into a droid...
JuanBagnell And if you like movie reviews check out the stuff I've been posting to RUclips. Antonio Tambornino's review of Big Hero 6. Antonio Tambornino's review of X-Men Days of Future Past. Antonio Tambornino's review of Dracula Untold. Antonio Tambornino's review of The Tale of Princess Kaguya. Any of those, and more.
Antonio Tambornino will do! :-)
On the table, it's just a glass of water. Under the table I think I was sipping on a balvenie 12...
I love our vidoes!
Already purchased one for my daughter for Christmas but your review made me feel good about my purchase. Great review; I'll check out som eof your others; you did a great job.
Nice! I think she'll dig it! great Christmas gift especially to start her off on programming and logic!
Nice review! Had no clue about the Sphero until I researched the top tech toys for Christmas for this year. I always try to get my kids that one "unique" gift and this was a hidden gem. Too bad you don't get commission!! Happy Holidays!!!
LOL! I would have made a mint on spheros ;-)
I would TOTALLY buy a sphero if they made a 3.0 or something that could pair to your phone and play music so it could just follow you around playing music like a mobile speaker ! How cool would that be tho ! Come on sphero learn tricks !
Well, yesterday I found a Sphero 2.0 at a local tender centre, and lo and behold, it only cost $25.50AU! I basically purchased it, given that it cost $199AU brand new. I am currently charging it, and hopefully it ought to work well. Fingers crossed!
I charged it, I linked it to my iPad mini, and I checked it out. It works! Not a bad deal for a Sphero 2.0!
This video helped me a lot in the choice to buy it. Thanks!
Right on! Glad I could help :-)
+JuanBagnell yes this helped alot its 110.00 but for that much its quite cool and only thing it needs is a camera in side idk how that would work but it needs it !
+matias rusi i hope you didn't waste your money for a future paperweight
Leafy SUCKS!!
I just ordered my sphero 2.0 the other day and i cant wait to get it... HURRY PLEASE!!! .-.
Also from the generation Nintendo ;-) Really good review and I'm happy to have found your channel! Thanks and good work!
You're very welcome, and I'm glad you're enjoying my vids!
Im getting sphero in 18.05.2014 cant wait!!!!!
Thank you I had no idea my lil bud could swim
10 yrs checking in
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I can see the potential of sphero as an adult toy
acash93 As kids and parents comment a lot on this video, I will refrain from adding the reply that popped into my head.
***** I don't have any issues, but many others do :).
acash93 designed to sell not to consume
Awesome review. Verybwell done. I now want a Spero 2.0
It's a cool little robotoy. If you enjoyed the video I can always use more help sharing it around the web!
Probably the best review I've ever seen in my life good job!!!!!! I want one but its a bit pricey will wait till they drop so I can purchase as wedding gifts
Are you getting married?
no a friend is getting married
Oh cool. You know, if they're into this kind of stuff, this really would be a unique wedding gift. Especially if you could do His and Hers spheros.
So cool!!! Such a good review.
Sorry didnt make that clear you don't need to do the thing when you open and close the app like test if it goes forward in settings there should be an option or read the instructions
I saw the prototype at world maker fair in NYC!
Very good review sir.
Glad you enjoyed it :-)
Man, that was a nice review. Congrats!
Subscribed already!
Glad you enjoyed and thanks for the sub!
I'd love to see you do another exhuberent 16 minute video review on a regular ball. Id watch the whole thing. It is pretty freaking awesome though.
Anyone see the preroll ad on this video of free running, didn't catch the channel and wanna check it out.
I'm so excited for getting this also great review
Nope. It sends an audio signal to your phone to make noises.
The new robot Ollie is really cool and so is sphero 2.0
It is a lot of fun! I got to play with the prototype a while back when it was called the 2B.
I was thinking about this. On a beach, wet and getting sand stuck. And then suddenly... Katamari Damacy?
LOL! The nubby cover kinda looks a little Katamari... But no, I haven't had anything really stick to it while driving it around.
I wasn't sure whether to get this, but now I'm sure I want it!! Thanks :)
Glad to help! I hope you like your Sphero!
I tried this at my friend's house. His dog loved it. His cat could care less, but when sphero got close, he freaked out!!!!!
Thanks got it for Christmas and I love it
We Have All The Sphero Except For That One So Maybe That Could Be A Choice
Why Do You Capitalize All Starting Letters Like This?
It. Is. SO. Cool!
Just bought this thanks to your review!
Mark Ammay Films Glad I could help! I hope you love it! I broke mine out again for my nephew. Friggen LOVED it.
The cheese is strong with this one...
Great video. Now I really want one
Great video!
HomeOwnerRepair glad you liked it :-)
This thing would freak people out where I live. I wonder what people
s experiences & reactions are with it in public. Most people would think it was a ball on the floor and if it started to move on it's own going back and forth without any obvious person controlling, they would be really freaked out hah
Jason Grimm That sounds like fun ;-)
I'm getting a Sphero tomorrow and this helped me decide if I wanted to get it or not
Emma Roehrenbeck Congrats! I hope you love it!
I might get it now
I would like the Sphero being used as a gyroscope controller because some of my apps are hard to use when you have gyroscope controls enabled.