Robotic ball hits electronics show
A glowing robotic ball that is controlled by a smartphone has won
fans and the interest of game developers at the Consumer Electronics
Show (CES).
Sphero, as the ball is called, rolls around the floor on command, its
movements controlled by an Apple iPhone or an Android device.
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A robotic ball |
A light glows inside the ball as it moves about, stopping, starting
and navigating around objects.
"The gaming options are endless," said Jim Booth, vice president of
business development for Orbotix, the Boulder, Colorado-based company
behind Sphero, a finalist for a "Best of CES" award.
"You can get simple driving apps to more complex multi-player games,"
Booth said. "Office golf - we've had hundreds of ideas."
"We'll develop games for it and we're going to open up the platform
to other developers to develop what they like," he said.
Booth said Sphero will go on sale in the United States in late 2011
and will cost under 100 dollars - smartphone not included.
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