The popular STEAM education company Sphero announced today that it has acquired LittleBits. You may remember LittleBits as the company behind toys that teach kids about electronics, and Sphero has ...

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When Sphero laid off 45 employees in early 2018, the Boulder, Co.-based company explained the difficult decision as an effort to return its focus to the education market after a foray into creating ...

Company Six will make robots for ‘those who work in dangerous situations’ Company Six will make robots for ‘those who work in dangerous situations’ James Vincent is a senior reporter who has covered ...

Originally sold as the world’s first remote control ball, Sphero’s baseball-sized rolling toy has evolved over the years to eventually become one of the most accessible ways to learn the basics of ...

Sphero just announced that it has spun off another company. Once again, the new startup has a decidedly different focus from its parent company’s core of education-focused products. While still a ...

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BOULDER, Colo., May 20, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Former Sphero COO Jim Booth Joins Company Six as CEO, Paul Copioli Named New CEO of Sphero, and former CEO Paul Berberian to Become Chairman of both ...

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Sphero may have gotten out of the business of making licensed robots, particularly for Disney, but it hasn't turned away from its core spirit: making programmable robots that appeal to both kids and ...