Sphero Mini Robot Ball

SKU: M001BRW-049

Discover a fun and imaginative way to learn programming with Sphero Mini! This compact robot, measuring about the same size as a ping pong ball, is perfect for beginners, offering intuitive coding and a range of features that make it a fun and engaging tool for exploring the world of STEAM. Equipped with a gyroscope, accelerometer, and colorful LED lights, this educational coding robot is more than a robot toy. And with an interchangeable shell, Sphero Mini can be customized to suit your mood!

Sphero Mini Features and Benefits

  • PROGRAMMING FOR BEGINNERS: Sphero Mini provides three programming canvases suitable: Draw, Blocks, and Text in the Sphero Edu app, allowing young students the ability to quickly learn how to code, control the robot's movements, and customize its features.
  • EXPANSIVE ACTIVITY LIBRARY: The free Sphero Edu app offers an array of activities that teach computer science concepts and enhances learning in core subjects like math, science, and ELA, making it easy for educators to incorporate STEAM into their curriculum. In the Sphero Play App (recommended for home), you can use Mini a game controller for arcade-style games..
  • PACKED WITH TECH: Sphero Mini contains a gyroscope, motor encoders, and accelerometer, as well as a bright, colorful LED to add an extra layer of excitement to the learning process. 
  • TABLETOP FRIENDLY:  Mini is small enough for tabletop learning but sturdy enough to roll around on the floor. Learners can easily maneuver the robots around their desks or workspaces, encouraging hands-on learning and interaction in a space-efficient manner.
  • EXCITING ACCESSORIES:  Mini comes with cones and pins that can be used to create a range of engaging activities, from navigating mazes to robot races! 

Note: Adult supervision is recommended when using Sphero Mini with children under 8 years of age, as the robot's shell is designed to open up, exposing smaller parts that need to be handled with care and could be a choking hazard for little ones.

SpheroCare Warranty
1 year: $7.99
2 year: $10.99
3 year: $14.99

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    What's Included

    • Sphero Mini

    • Micro USB charging cable
    • 3 Mini Traffic Cones and 6 Mini Bowling Pins
    • Connect to Sphero Play app and Sphero Edu app to play STEM games and learn to code
    • Compatible with Sphero Edu app for iOS, Android, Amazon Fire OS, macOS, Windows, & Chrome OS
    • Compatible with Sphero Play app for iOS, Android, & Amazon Fire OS
    • Compatible with Swift Playgrounds for iOS

    Product Dimensions

    Sphero Mini Robot: 1.57 x 1.57 x 1.57 inches

    Device Compatibility

    Sphero Edu App (For Learning): Students code using Draw, Blocks, or Javascript. Access 1000s of activities and manage your classroom. Chrome, Mac, PC, iOS, Android, Kindle

    Sphero Play App (For Fun): Kids use Block Drive for an intro to programming with colorful blocks. iOS, Android, Kindle

    Color: Sphero Mini Blue
    Price:
    $50

    Tech Specs

    Small Bot. Big Fun.

    Orange toy robot balls rolling through pins and cones.
    Control your mini robot toy any way you like with the Sphero Play app. Drag and drive with Joystick mode, pull back and release with Slingshot mode or tip and rotate your mobile device with Tilt mode. Included with Sphero Mini are 3 traffic cones and 6 bowling pins to inspire obstacle course fun right out of the box.
    Play games with Sphero Mini.
    Use Sphero Mini toy robot as a game controller for arcade-style games in the Sphero Play app. Perfect for playing on the go or with limited space. Choose from 3 different games - shoot through space, speed through a tunnel, or smash a polygon of bricks. With 1 hour of playtime, Sphero Mini is the next big thing.
    A person programming their robot toy ball using block-based coding.
    Use the Blocks drive mode to give your coding robot basic drag and drop coding commands. Looking for more of a challenge? Download the Sphero Edu app for more ways to program your mini robot, including Scratch Blocks and JavaScript.
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    Teeny Tiny Tech

    Packed with teeny tiny tech, Sphero Mini has a little gyroscope, accelerometer, and LED lights. With almost an hour of play time, Sphero Mini is the next big thing.

    Change Your Mind. Change Your Shell.

    Colorful, interchangeable shells are available, so you can easily switch one out to suit your mood.

    INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES

    The Sphero Edu app contains 100+ guided STEAM and computer science lessons, activities, and programs, consisting of varying skill level and content areas to help kids learn to code. Wondering where to start? We’ve curated a selection of getting started activities to walk you and your kid(s) through the basics of programming and creating with the Sphero Mini robot.

    1. Draw 1: Shapes
    2. Draw 2: Spelling
    3. Blocks 1: Intro & Loops

    Once you feel comfortable with the programming canvas and Sphero Mini basics, try out a few other step-by-step activities to run with your kids. Watch their creativity and curiosity soar! Then, scroll through the thousands of community submitted STEM activities on Sphero Edu for endless inspiration.

    A person programming their robot toy ball using block-based coding.
    A girl directing a green Sphero Mini through a green maze.

    Sphero goes #BeyondCode

    Sphero provides a STEAM-based tool set unbounded in its potential. Sphero uses programmable robots and STEM kits to foster students’ creativity through discovery and play while laying the foundation for computer science and other STEM fundamentals. Our program goes #BeyondCode with collaborative play-based activities, nurturing students’ imagination unmatched by other STEM education programs. Cross-platform apps are approachable for all skill levels so you can foster learning and creativity in any grade.

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    App Downloads

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    Sphero Edu App

    Sphero Edu is your hub to create, contribute, and learn with Sphero robots.

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    Sphero Play

    Drive and play games from ONE app with your Sphero robot.

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    What's in the box?

    • Sphero Mini
    • Micro USB charging cable
    • 3 Mini Traffic Cones and 6 Mini Bowling Pins
    • Connect to Sphero Play app and Sphero Edu app to play STEM games and learn to code
    • Compatible with Sphero Edu app for iOS, Android, Amazon Fire OS, macOS, Windows, & Chrome OS
    • Compatible with Sphero Play app for iOS, Android, & Amazon Fire OS
    • Compatible with Swift Playgrounds for iOS

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