SPHERO EDU MATRIX UPDATE
Update: Sphero have announced SPRK+, an update to the SPRK edition, this article has been updated to reflect that and add some more useful information. Update 2017: Sphero have announced BB-9E another spherical droid and an R2-D2 unit. Update 2017: Sphero have launched Sphero Mini a smaller, more affordable programmable robot ball
SPHERO EDU MATRIX CODE
Update 2018: Sphero launched Sphero BOLT, the same programmable ball, but with a 8x8 LED matrix and programmable with the Sphero Edu app using block-based coding, Javascript and drawing to code BOLT. Please note this article has been updated significantly from the original to reflect changes in the Sphero product line including the new Sphero SPRK+, the BB-8 Gesture Control Force Band, Sphero Mini and BOLT. You might make a different decision due to the things that are important to your family, club or school.
We had to make this decision recently, we'll explain which Sphero we chose and why. Sphero is a neat little robot ball, but should you choose the regular 2.0 version, the see-through educational SPRK edition or the cute BB-8 with a balancing head? Tough choice.