Sphero’s new robot has a programmable LED display and infrared sensors

Sphero has announced another rolling ball robot called the Sphero Bolt. The Sphero Bolt follows in the company’s ethos of having a commitment to education-based products, but it comes with some upgrades that give it more capabilities than the original Sphero and Sphero Spark+.

The biggest and most noticeable difference with the Sphero Bolt is that it comes with an animated and programmable 8 x 8 LED screen so it can show a winking smiling face when a task has been completed or an arrow for the direction it’s moving in.

Image: Sphero

The Bolt also sports four infrared sensors, meaning there’s an opportunity for these little robots to communicate with each other. This is the first time Sphero has created the ability…

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