I barely have enough room in my home for a robot vacuum to move around, and at $180 Sphero’s R2-D2 sits at the upper limit of what I’m willing to spend on a toy robot.

How Sphero created the best R2-D2 toy ever released Behind the scenes with the $179.99 robot ...

Sphero, the toy robot maker in Boulder, believes this is the droid you’ve been waiting for for 40 years. The company teamed up with Walt Disney to create a 6.7 inch R2-D2 from the Star Wars film ...

However, this R2-D2 toy also features a third leg for greater stability and speed. “This is the most lifelike R2-D2 ever made,” Carroll says.

It's able to recognize over 40 voice commands, and R2-D2 can even play tag with you. And, while having a robot chase you around may bring nightmares to most, this is R2-D2. Enough said.

Robosapien, a burping, kung-fu fighting robot, is one of this year's hot Christmas gifts. But an older, pudgier counterpart--an out-of-production R2-D2 robot from "Star Wars"--is proving a popular ...

Boulder toy-robot maker Sphero has tapped its engineering force to bring to life the robot the world has loved for 40 years: R2-D2. The iconic Star Wars droid plus new guy BB-9E were unveiled ...

Both new Sphero robots will go on sale through Sphero, at Apple Stores, Amazon, Best Buy, Target, and Disney Stores. R2-D2 is priced at $179.99, while BB-9E is $149.99.

Securing his position as possibly one of the best boyfriends ever, a Chinese Star Wars fan hacked a broken R2-D2 toy for his girlfriend's birthday, ...

Tony Dyson, the special-effects designer who built R2-D2, the squat robot sidekick that beeped and whirred its way through seven “Star Wars” films, died Friday at his home on the Maltese ...

Will R2-D2 and WALL-E Help Define Intellectual Property for Robots? In an international legal battle over the alleged infringement of robots powered by artificial intelligence, both sides are ...