Sphero Mini Activity Kit: App-Controlled Robotic Ball and 55 Piece STEM Learning Construction Set, Play, Learn, Code, Ages 5 and up
Sphero Mini
One of the world’s smallest app-enabled robotic ball. That we know of.
Driving. Gaming. Coding. Fun-sized
Sphero Mini fits a huge experience into a tiny robot the size of a ping pong ball. Aside from driving and addicting games, get the ball rolling just by using your face. Yes, you read that right. Face Drive is a crazy feature that uses facial recognition technology to drive the ball. And thanks to the beauty of app updates, there’s always more features on the way.
Packed with teeny tiny tech, Sphero Mini has a little gyroscope, accelerometer, and LED lights that glow in millions of colours. Colourful, interchangeable shells are available, so you can easily switch one out to suit your mood. With almost an hour of play time, Sphero Mini is one of the next big things.
Tech Specs
- iOS 10+ and Android 5.0+ compatible
- Interchangeable, removable plastic shell
- Gyroscope and Accelerometer
- LED Lights
- Bluetooth connection (10 metre range)
- Micro USB charging (almost 1 hour of play on a full charge)
- Free app: Sphero Mini app available through iTunes or Google Play
- Height: 42 mm/Width: 42 mm/Weight: 46 g
Little robot. Lotta fun
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Face DriveSmile, frown, tilt your head left and right, and get weird with it. See how Mini moves with your expressions. | Drive ModesTilt your device. Pull back and Slingshot forward. Use the Joystick. Whatever you’re in the mood for. | GamesUse the ball as a controller to shoot through space, race through a tunnel, or destroy a polygon of bricks. | CodeUsing the Sphero Edu app, drag and drop blocks or write your own Javascript text to code your robot. |
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| Programmable with the Sphero Edu App | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Code 3 Different Ways | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Available in Education Multi-Packs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Compatible with the Sphero Play App | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bluetooth Smart Connection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Waterproof | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Extremely Durable | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Programmable LED Matrix | ✓ | ||
| Auto-Aim | ✓ |
| Dimensions: | 5.72 x 5.72 x 13.97 cm; 439.98 Grams |
| Model: | M001RW2 |
| Colour: | Activity Kit (Clear) |
| Colour: | Activity Kit (Clear) |
Funcionalidad sencilla
Lo he tenido que comprar para una asignatura de robtica de un mster en TIC , su funcionalidad es sencilla, su programacin es fcil, incluso se puede jugar con ella desplazando el dedo por la pantalla del mvil o moviendo la pelota con la mano, tal y como indican los juegos.
Excellent little toy that's much better than it first appears
My son (8) is besotted with the ball. I’m not surprised – it’s so many things rolled into one. Whether you or your child will feel the same is a bit of an unknown, but I can’t see why not! It does everything it says and a bit more. I didn’t really consider it would be able to go everywhere an RC car can’t! It’s a ball, so every direction is possible – no three point turns here 😉
The app itself is very well built – runs excellently and the UI is a joy to use.
The control you can have over the ball is incredible.
Finally, it’s nice to see a product that’s actually made well. It’s a quality item.
In hindsight I probably wouldn’t have gone for the full pack – just the ball is more than enough.
Overall, a very happy customer, and well done to the designers.
Excellent little toy that's much better than it first appears
My son (8) is besotted with the ball. I’m not surprised – it’s so many things rolled into one. Whether you or your child will feel the same is a bit of an unknown, but I can’t see why not! It does everything it says and a bit more. I didn’t really consider it would be able to go everywhere an RC car can’t! It’s a ball, so every direction is possible – no three point turns here 😉
The app itself is very well built – runs excellently and the UI is a joy to use.
The control you can have over the ball is incredible.
Finally, it’s nice to see a product that’s actually made well. It’s a quality item.
In hindsight I probably wouldn’t have gone for the full pack – just the ball is more than enough.
Overall, a very happy customer, and well done to the designers.
Almost grea
Great fun when it works. Sometimes has difficulties pairing though.
Brilliant toy for tech kids
This Sphero mini ball is a lot of fun. Almost endless options for activities. The activity kit makes this so much more fun, with activity cards and props to use.
My 9yo daughter loves it. I would suggest this toy for tech minded kids from 8yo and up.
The robotic ball is well made, the app is simple to use. I suggest purchasing the Sphero carry case along with this. Stores everything nicely.
Highly recommend the Sphero mini and activity kit.
Schönes Spielzeug
Die Katze ist begeistert und mein Enkel mit 6 Jahren liebt den Roboterball ebenfalls. Fr ihn kein Problem mit dem Smartphone zu steue
Xmas pressie for twee
Have seen larger version in action (it’s very impressive and fun to programme/play with) so hoping this set will appeal to tech minded tween – it’s an expensive gamble!
Xmas pressie for twee
Have seen larger version in action (it’s very impressive and fun to programme/play with) so hoping this set will appeal to tech minded tween – it’s an expensive gamble!
This is good fun for the kids and with the more advanced of the two apps, the possibilities are endless with the ability to learn to code etc. The easier app is really easy to use even for younger (kindergarten) kids.
This is good fun for the kids and with the more advanced of the two apps, the possibilities are endless with the ability to learn to code etc. The easier app is really easy to use even for younger (kindergarten) kids.
Little Robo
It’s a lovely small gift for my son,that he can control with app.Easy to use and he loves it. He got it the small robot in little price. We are enjoying great fun everyday.
So cool and love
men it’s so funn a small robot mack you so happy I’m glad I will recommend it’s so cool and smart so if you want to have fun it’s robot in the connect righ
So cool and love
men it’s so funn a small robot mack you so happy I’m glad I will recommend it’s so cool and smart so if you want to have fun it’s robot in the connect righ
muy buen producto
el producto es excelente…lastima que no esta hecho para todos los gustos…tienen que tener un gusto por la tecnologa y usar mucha imaginacin y deseos de crear, ya que si no se tiene eso es difcil que te atrape el concepto de este “juguete”. en trminos generales es un robot tipo esfera que controlas por medio de tablet o celular, casi casi como un auto de radio control.
Everything about i
I love it and it does what it says it has a gyroscope accelerometer Bluetooth 45 min battery app enabled download app on app store or Google play you can drive or code it and use it as a game controlle
Everything about i
I love it and it does what it says it has a gyroscope accelerometer Bluetooth 45 min battery app enabled download app on app store or Google play you can drive or code it and use it as a game controlle
Nombreuses activités /: évolutif
Trs Bon rapport qualit prix . Trs volutif. Pour petits et grands. Nombreuses activits possibles .
Codage en blocs ( nickel pour un enfant de 8ans) ou en mode texte. Pour plus petit mode dessin.
Il y a des modules d’apprentissage intressants pour apprendre programmer.
Petit bmol le robot reste parfois coinc dans les rainures du carrelage ou glisse dessus ce qui le rend les dplacements moins prcis.
Il a t adopt par toute la famille de 5 45 ans et sert mme interroger les tables d’addition et multiplication garce un petit programme .
Cracking piece of kit and pretty sturdy
My son got this a few months ago and loves it. Cracking piece of kit and pretty sturdy, though would not do any significant drops like stairs etc unless they are carpeted. Easy to use and the colour features are great in the evening. Still comes out from time to time now which is praise in itself compared to many of his other toys
Cracking piece of kit and pretty sturdy
My son got this a few months ago and loves it. Cracking piece of kit and pretty sturdy, though would not do any significant drops like stairs etc unless they are carpeted. Easy to use and the colour features are great in the evening. Still comes out from time to time now which is praise in itself compared to many of his other toys
Great fun for childre
Bought this months ago for my boy to interest him in programming sequence. It is a great learning toy for children. However, the thin casing doesn’t seem to be robust to handle hard knocks and be opened up easily. Not a lot of options on accessories – an ‘external studded rubber casing’ would be a nice one to have like its bigger ‘Sphero’ brother.
Great fun for childre
Bought this months ago for my boy to interest him in programming sequence. It is a great learning toy for children. However, the thin casing doesn’t seem to be robust to handle hard knocks and be opened up easily. Not a lot of options on accessories – an ‘external studded rubber casing’ would be a nice one to have like its bigger ‘Sphero’ brother.
Pensavo fosse uno sfizio, l’ho comprato lo stesso e si è confermato uno sfizio
Volevo un robot o una RC. Alla fine ho preso Sphero. Sono soddisfatto? 50/50.
Cerco di fare la recensione che avrei voluto leggere prima di acquistare (cosa che avrei fatto comunque, con il senno di poi).
Sphero divertente? Si.
Per quanto mi divertir: dipende. Se lo compri per programmarlo potresti divertirti un po’. Se lo compri per guidarlo, dopo un paio d’ore ha gi perso la magia.
Personalmente l’ho preso per entrambe le cose e sono rimasto un po’ contrariato dal lato coding. Volevo usarlo con Swift ma ho scoperto poi che non era possibile perch Sphero non ha pi rilasciato aggiornamento al programma dedicato su Swift Playground. Questo significa che si pu programmare solo in Javascript. Bello il fatto che si pu fare anche da pc e con quest’ultimo si pu anche comandare la pallina con la tastiera.
Mi piaciuta molto la possibilit di vedere i dati dei sensori di Sphero in tempo reale [usandola da Sphero Edu e avviando un programma]. Peccato non sia possibile visualizzarli anche nella modalit di guida normale.
La pallina si controlla abbastanza bene con un po’ di pratica e guidarla divertente.
Ho comprato Sphero perch immaginavo di poterlo sfruttare in qualche modo ingegnoso ma le funzioni hardware della pallina sono un po’ limitate e la forza della pallina stessa anche.
Ho pensato anche di comprare una delle versioni pi costose ma le funzioni che avrebbero aggiunto non erano imperdibili.
Trovo che Sphero sia una bella idea ma che questo tipo di intrattenimento sia ancora troppo di nicchia. Vector stata un’idea alternativa a Sphero ma a quanto pare un progetto che non ricever pi updates.
Consiglierei Sphero se quei 60 non pesano, oppure per imparare Javascript o per imparare fisica (i sensori sono molto utili per fare test di moto).
Good fu
Good ball. I liked it very much. my daughter seemed not to like it as much as I.
A great deal of fu
Got this for my son for Christmas and promptly spent the next several days dodging it as it executed multiple patterns (programmed by my son) around my living room. Since then the metaphorical shine has worn off of it somewhat, but he keeps coming back to it and overall I feel he more than got my money’s worth out of it in the first couple of days.
On a side note, I haven’t the foggiest what the “thickness” feature I was rating refers to, but I certainly have no complaints about it (never having thought about it in the first place), so what the heck, five stars there.
Sphero mini verde
La sfera molto divertente ,comprata per giocarci con la mia cagnolina,non cos difficile guidarla si ogni tanto perde la calibrazione negli urti ma molto facile rifarla tramite il pulsante sotto il joistick e poi la sfera si spegne tramite l’applicazione in impostazioni avanzate..per ok
Gif
Bought as a gift for an 8 year old. Very happy with i
Great for The whole family
Adults & kids can spend time together playing with this. Hours & hours of guaranteed fun!!
Divertido e interesante
Muy divertido. Funciona muy bien, bastante sensible y de mucho alcance.
Es mas chico de lo que parece en las fotos y videos (pero si es de las medidas que dice, es cuestin de percepcin visual)
Lo uso con Huawei Mate 20 Light y con la Force Band de Sphero
Katzenspass
Wunderbares Spielzeug fr unsere beiden 3jhrigen Stubenkater. Macht Spass, auch dem Herrchen, der mit der Handysteuerung durchs Haus tobt.
Probably the Best Unintended Toy for Cats you can buy
The sellers of this product should consider a version for cats, its a must for all cat owners, ours absolutely love this thing even weeks on.
Being a Grandmother, I new not a thing about this item. My daughter told me to order this Sphero for my 6 year old granddaughter for Christmas. She was excited to open it and actually I was amazed at this item. She controls this little lit up ball with her Mom's cell phone on the floor. Was a novelty gift.
Being a Grandmother, I new not a thing about this item. My daughter told me to order this Sphero for my 6 year old granddaughter for Christmas. She was excited to open it and actually I was amazed at this item. She controls this little lit up ball with her Mom’s cell phone on the floor. Was a novelty gift.
Nice toy. I bought it to entertain our cat. He didn't like it much. The Sphero Mini works well, but I found it too expensive for what you get.
Nice toy. I bought it to entertain our cat. He didn’t like it much. The Sphero Mini works well, but I found it too expensive for what you get.
Good for beginne
As I always wanted. The product is good for beginner who want to try to code.
Robot educativo
Lo utilizzo a scuola per un progetto di coding. Si pu comandare o anche programmare quindi adatto ad alunni di diverse et. Molto intuitivo lo consiglio
Ottimo rapporto qualit/prezzo
Morada pero a muy bien precio!
Solo hay un color, pero cuesta 10-15% menos que los mismos modelos de otro colores. Entrega muy rpida, producto 100% nuevo y oficial. Ninguno defecto. Si en el futuro tengo problemas con La bola no dudar en cambiar mi opinin. Y si va de maravilla le aadir una estrella.
Si la compris para un regalo o para navidad, tenis que pensar que es la Sphero en formato mini. La bola mide 10 cm. El paquete con la caja es de 20cmx10cm. No es un regalo que impresiona por sus dimensiones.
Great product for small and big kids alike
Easy to use, configure and charge. Purchased 2 of these, set up a track and it’s great fun. Not attempted the coding element yet.
Really happy with this
Fantastic gift, hard to find a toy for teens but this is perfect kept them happy for ages, great design and the technology is impressive.
Really good gift- think they are just playing but are learning too
Definitely worth the money
Really happy with this
Fantastic gift, hard to find a toy for teens but this is perfect kept them happy for ages, great design and the technology is impressive.
Really good gift- think they are just playing but are learning too
Definitely worth the money
Great fu
I bought 2 and my daughter and I have had loads of fun playing with them
Good for learning
Bought this so i could teach my baby to crawl. Easy to drive and navigate. My baby loves it and tries to roll over and catch it. An orthodox use for this device but definitely helped my baby improve her crawling
Good for learning
Bought this so i could teach my baby to crawl. Easy to drive and navigate. My baby loves it and tries to roll over and catch it. An orthodox use for this device but definitely helped my baby improve her crawling
Great for fun and learning how to program
I have bought this for my nephews and they enjoying it.
They can learn how to program and develop some great features using Sphero Mini.
Happy with my purchase and my nephews are loving it.
Great for fun and learning how to program
I have bought this for my nephews and they enjoying it.
They can learn how to program and develop some great features using Sphero Mini.
Happy with my purchase and my nephews are loving it.
Really neat little gadge
Really fun! Bought two of these for the kids. They’ve had some fun with them racing them around! Genuinely neat little gadget to pass the time away. Really easy to use, download the app and connect and off you go
Really neat little gadge
Really fun! Bought two of these for the kids. They’ve had some fun with them racing them around! Genuinely neat little gadget to pass the time away. Really easy to use, download the app and connect and off you go
A fun little gadget that’s more ‘basic’ in construction, compared to its cousins.
As such it has been neglected a bit by the makers of Sphero, who seem to favour it’s bigger, beefier cousins ie Bolt, SPRK and Sphero 1 and 2.
If you have hard floors and marble like we do. The thin exterior shell will break with worrying ease. Exposing the more delicate robotic interior ball.
The shell is not screwed securely. It’s held together by a sort of magnetic connection.
Thankfully as of writing, we haven’t yet suffered a catastrophic failure. Though I am stuck between the figurative rock and a hard place.
On the plus side, You have access to the entire online App based platform that all the Spheros balls do. Except for the LED lights coding program, that the Sphero BOLT does, as this ball isn’t compatible with it being somewhat limited by the absence of said lights.
Though it does have a more of all over internal ‘glow’ light that you can control – impressively: throughout the entire spectrum of the colour wheel.
At the time of writing, there are no rubberised covers designed for the Sphero Mini – which is essentially what this one is. So in essence, as of writing, my job is to urge our young, enthused, tech savvy recipients to avoid, by aid of virtually programming, flinging this between a rock. And a hard place.
A fun little gadget that’s more ‘basic’ in construction, compared to its cousins.
As such it has been neglected a bit by the makers of Sphero, who seem to favour it’s bigger, beefier cousins ie Bolt, SPRK and Sphero 1 and 2.
If you have hard floors and marble like we do. The thin exterior shell will break with worrying ease. Exposing the more delicate robotic interior ball.
The shell is not screwed securely. It’s held together by a sort of magnetic connection.
Thankfully as of writing, we haven’t yet suffered a catastrophic failure. Though I am stuck between the figurative rock and a hard place.
On the plus side, You have access to the entire online App based platform that all the Spheros balls do. Except for the LED lights coding program, that the Sphero BOLT does, as this ball isn’t compatible with it being somewhat limited by the absence of said lights.
Though it does have a more of all over internal ‘glow’ light that you can control – impressively: throughout the entire spectrum of the colour wheel.
At the time of writing, there are no rubberised covers designed for the Sphero Mini – which is essentially what this one is. So in essence, as of writing, my job is to urge our young, enthused, tech savvy recipients to avoid, by aid of virtually programming, flinging this between a rock. And a hard place.
The performance is rock solid and you can do a lot of things with it. I had some issues with the "face control" and I could not make it work. Other than that, it is a fun STEM toy. I had so much fun in playing with my kid.
The performance is rock solid and you can do a lot of things with it. I had some issues with the “face control” and I could not make it work. Other than that, it is a fun STEM toy. I had so much fun in playing with my kid.
Cooles Spielzeug
Sehr schnell installiert und eine tolle Fernsteureung, reagiert sofort!
Ich finde das Teil klasse und meine Katzen kommen aus dem Staunen nicht mehr raus
If you have kids (or are a big one) but it!
Remember big trak, the programmable tank? Now picture that in a ball that you can also code!
It’s great fun and can be a great start to simple coding, which is why so many schools have them. Only criticism is that the app seems selective on which apple device I use and recognising the sphero for binding.
If you have kids (or are a big one) but it!
Remember big trak, the programmable tank? Now picture that in a ball that you can also code!
It’s great fun and can be a great start to simple coding, which is why so many schools have them. Only criticism is that the app seems selective on which apple device I use and recognising the sphero for binding.
Ebbene si, lo confesso! Ho comprato lo Spero Mini per farci giocare i miei Gattoni!!!
Avevo gi avuto modo di provare la versione di dimensioni normali, ma questa ideale per i felini.
Si guida molto facilmente con l’iPhone e permette anche di divertirsi con la programmazione. Si pu realizzare un piccolo labirinto con scatole da scarpe e programmare la sfera per passarci in mezzo senza toccarle. E’ un ottimo gioco didattico per bambini e ragazzi.
Sehr lustiges Spielzeug. Macht Kindern und mir viel Spa. Robust, verzeiht auch einen Sturz vom Tisch.
Intuitive and fu
Great little play around for kids and… keeps the cat busy too lol
Simple app and real easy to setup, so virtually fun, straight out of the box.
Brilliant toy and educational too.
Played with one of the large models in an Apple store with my daughter. It was great fun. Bought this when on offer for 25 which was an absolute bargain. This was our most played with toy over Christmas and still amuses both adults and children.
As my daughter gets older I’ll teach her how to code using the scratch-like interface.
Brilliant toy and educational too.
Played with one of the large models in an Apple store with my daughter. It was great fun. Bought this when on offer for 25 which was an absolute bargain. This was our most played with toy over Christmas and still amuses both adults and children.
As my daughter gets older I’ll teach her how to code using the scratch-like interface.
Recommend
Excellent device. Easy to set up and use. The added extras in the kit make for some fun activities.
divertido
Cuesta conectar con el mvil, pero una vez hecho, es divertido y para los peques es genial
Must my
Great perfect for little ones and scaring cousins and brothers
We won thank the lord
The allied campaign of 1944 was successful. This means I have the freedom to buy this for which I am eternally grateful to all those who laid down their lives for freedom
My son kept asking for a robot for Christmas and most proper robots are super expensive so I settled on Sphero Mini, everyone loved him. It's super fun to drive him around and experiment with all his movement modes, it's ridiculously fun to drive him with your face (though of course superbly impractical) and he is an absolute cutey, small, quick, responsive and all around adorable. It takes a bit of imagination on the part of the kids to figure out how to play with him longterm as he is just a remote controlled ball after all, but mine came up with a bunch of stuff (having him try to drag things over the floor, one person guiding him and the other person trying to block him from passing through a 'goal', etc etc.
My son kept asking for a robot for Christmas and most proper robots are super expensive so I settled on Sphero Mini, everyone loved him. It’s super fun to drive him around and experiment with all his movement modes, it’s ridiculously fun to drive him with your face (though of course superbly impractical) and he is an absolute cutey, small, quick, responsive and all around adorable. It takes a bit of imagination on the part of the kids to figure out how to play with him longterm as he is just a remote controlled ball after all, but mine came up with a bunch of stuff (having him try to drag things over the floor, one person guiding him and the other person trying to block him from passing through a ‘goal’, etc etc.
Big hit in our house
Has been a big hit with my kids, outlasted most of the other Christmas presents, they keep coming back to this one. Only annoying thing is they monopolise my phone to use it!
Big hit in our house
Has been a big hit with my kids, outlasted most of the other Christmas presents, they keep coming back to this one. Only annoying thing is they monopolise my phone to use it!
Its really good
I like it, so as my daughter.
I wish I`d checked size more carefully, (its a little small)
I hope it will last long.(because yet she did n`t played much )
Soft Cover Conversion?
My cats and I love this little football whizzing round the room. I plan to develop a soft covering. So it has a softer impact with my cats when they whack it, and with my skirting boards.
Its really good
I like it, so as my daughter.
I wish I`d checked size more carefully, (its a little small)
I hope it will last long.(because yet she did n`t played much )
Soft Cover Conversion?
My cats and I love this little football whizzing round the room. I plan to develop a soft covering. So it has a softer impact with my cats when they whack it, and with my skirting boards.