Ollie

Come to the Darkside: Enter the Special Edition Ollie Giveaway

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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Fun to drive and amusing to watch, we’ve been delighted by the little Sphero ‘bots since we first glimpsed them rolling around at Maker Faires. The simple-looking little spheres secured a solid place in our hearts back in May, when we got a glimpse into how they were being used to introduce children to the […]

Sphero Goes Extreme with New Ollie

By Nathan Hurst

Nathan Hurst

Nathan Hurst is an editor at Make. He loves anything having to do with science or bicycling. He tweets as @nathanbhurst.

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September 15th, 2014February 9th, 2018

Sphero, the little, round, programmable robot, rolled its way into many hearts since it was released in 2011, confounding pets and expressing a unique form of movement. It was a reimagining of both robots and remote control. For its second act, the company is reimagining wheels — at least, wheels in the context of robots. […]