See Sphero's Star Wars BB8 Rotating Droid in Action

Live your (recently created) childhood fantasy through this video review.

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Toymakers Hasbro and LEGO experienced an unlikely upset on Force Friday with the widespread release of Star Wars-themed merchandise, when Sphero released a moving remote-controlled reproduction of the endearing BB-8 ball droid, thus taking the market by storm. Comics Alliance had the privilege of playing around with one BB-8, and in short, it measures up to the hype. Watch the droid in action in the video above, and read their full review here.

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