Sphero's BB-8 wins the cutest racing competition at SXSW<article>
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It’s a good thing Sphero’s BB-8 droid is really cute, because it sure isn’t speedy. Amazon Launchpad teamed up with Sphero in the midst of the chaos at South by Southwest to pit the droids against each other in a race to the finish line, and let’s just say BB-8 isn’t exactly a fierce competitor.</p><p>
That’s not really the droid’s fault, because you control it using touch in Sphero’s BB-8 app.
BB-8 is actually incredibly responsive, which is why Sphero is a finalist in the responsive design category at the SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards. The toy, which is based on the droid in
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, also responds to 12 different voice commands and expresses emotion in certain situations (like when you ram it into a wall).</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3043007/hardware/spheros-bb-8-wins-the-cutest-racing-competition-at-sxsw.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Sphero's BB-8 wins the cutest racing competition at SXSW
