Loona Inc. Loona vs Sphero BOLT+

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Loona compared with BOLT+

	Loona Inc.Loona	SpheroBOLT+
Overview
Released
Released	–	–
Task and control
Form
Form	Wheeled	Wheeled
Use
Use	Companion, Education	Education
User programming
User programming	Yes	Yes
Phone app
Phone app	Yes	Yes
Intended use
Intended use	Maker Loona Inc. was formerly KEYi Technology; this company rename does not create a separate hardware generation.	–
Movement
Movement	Two driven wheels with moving ears and body; six motors in total.	Rolling spherical robot inside a transparent polycarbonate shell.
User programming
User programming	Blockly visual programming in the Loona app.	Sphero Edu supports drawing, blocks, JavaScript and Python. The maker provides free lesson resources.
Cloud and offline operation
Cloud and offline operation	Online conversation and ChatGPT functions require a network connection.	–
Regional availability
Regional availability	Standard Premium package is offered with dispatch in three business days. Space Edition has a separately advertised 17 October 2026 dispatch and is excluded from this current-hardware record.	The individual robot (SKU 920-0600) is orderable from the maker US store on 3 October 2026; classroom packs are separate SKUs.
Release details
Release details	First-sale date is unresolved; contemporary reviews cover early shipping units, but maker plans alone do not prove the first retail date.	Announced on 18 June 2024 as a preorder shipping later that summer. The first retail-sale date was not established, so no release date is assigned.
Hardware
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	–	Yes
Camera
Camera	Yes	–
Microphone
Microphone	Yes	–
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes	–
Processing
Processing	Quad-core Cortex-A53 up to 1.5 GHz; 5 TOPS BPU; Cortex-M4 at 100 MHz; dual-core 360 MHz audio DSP.	–
Memory
Memory	2 GB LPDDR4 and 8 GB eMMC 5.0.	–
Sensors
Sensors	Touch sensor, three-axis accelerometer and gyroscope.	–
Camera
Camera	720p RGB camera and 3D time-of-flight sensor.	–
Audio
Audio	Four microphones and a 2 W speaker.	–
Display
Display	2.4-inch LCD.	128 × 128-pixel colour LCD; maker announcement lists more than 650 graphics and animations.
Durability
Durability	–	Maker describes the polycarbonate shell as waterproof; no IP classification is given on the product page.
Accessories
Accessories	–	Individual robot and classroom multi-robot kits are sold separately. Gallery Power Pack images show the optional classroom case, not the individual package.
Connections
Connections	2.4/5.8 GHz 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi.	–
Size and weight
Size and weight	8.3 × 6.8 × 6.8 inches (length × width × height); maker gives weight as 2.42 lb.	–
Battery
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	2 hours of continuous play	All-day classroom use (maker claim; hours unpublished)
Charging
Charging	–	Qi wireless charging; shake the robot to wake it.
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	1,350 mAh	–
Battery
Battery	11.1 V, 1,350 mAh.	–
Dock
Dock	Autonomous return charging requires the charging dock supplied in selected bundles.	–