Life-size BB-8 toy might be coming to make your Star Wars dreams come true
After raking in nearly $2 billion, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is easily one of the biggest and most successful movies of all time. It's biggest star? Well that depends on who you ask. Daisy Ridley is a first choice for many people. So is John Boyega. However, if we're being honest here, the only choice is BB-8, the round droid that stole our hearts and the show.
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We've already been graced with at least two pretty fantastic BB-8 robot toys. Sphero, which helped design the technology inside the on-screen BB-8, probably has the best of them with the palm-sized, app-controlled BB-8 by Sphero. Hasbro's remote-controlled and considerably larger BB-8 is no slouch, either.
Spin Master, though, may top them all with a nearly-life-sized remote-controlled BB-8.
The new robotic toy, which has not yet been confirmed by Spin Master or Star Wars franchise-owner Disney, showed up this week on Gizmodo and Disney enthusiast Web site.
Spin Master won't confirm the toy's existence, but sources tells us that the robot is 19-inches tall with antennas. That's still 7-inches shorter than the real BB-8, but also stands 7-inches taller than the Hasbro model. The robot toy will get its official unveiling next week at the Toy Fair 2016 in New York City.
Spin Master already has a pretty considerable Star Wars history. Last year, the company's Air Hogs brand produced both an X-Wing drone and a pretty entertaining Millennium Falcon drone.
The robot will work via a hand-held remote control, respond to voice commands like "follow me", move its head and have movie sound effects, according to the reports. It should cost around $180 and ship right before the holiday buying season gets underway.
If it's as popular as the Sphero BB-8, you’ll probably need the Force just to get your hands on one.
