Showing how the droid travels, and how the head articulates. A second video followed, this time getting inside BB-8’s head. In addition to the obligatory array of blinking LEDs, it houses the ...

While there’s no getting round the fact that the BB-8 is a glorified movie tie-in toy, it is a lot of fun to mess about with. As per The Force Awakens‘ trailer, the droid is a ball with a separate, ...

Imagine trying to make a ball-shaped robot that rolls in any direction but with a head that stays on. When I saw the BB-8 droid doing just that in the first Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer ...