Loona Inc. Loona vs Sphero RVR+

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Loona compared with RVR+

	Loona Inc.Loona	SpheroRVR+
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.	Tracked mobile platform supplied assembled.
User programming
User programming	Blockly visual programming in the Loona app.	Sphero Edu blocks, JavaScript and Python; Sphero Public SDK supports third-party hardware integrations.
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.	Individual robot SKU 940-0601 is orderable from the maker US store on 3 October 2026.
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.	The current maker range confirms RVR+ but its first-sale date was not established. Original RVR launch dates and reviews are not applied to RVR+.
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.	Colour sensor, light sensor, infrared, gyroscope and accelerometer.
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.	–
Connections
Connections	2.4/5.8 GHz 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi.	Bluetooth, infrared communication and universal expansion port; Raspberry Pi and micro:bit additions are optional.
Accessories
Accessories	–	Individual robot and classroom packs are separate products; expansion computing boards are not assumed included.
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	2 hours of play
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	1,350 mAh	–
Battery
Battery	11.1 V, 1,350 mAh.	Swappable rechargeable battery.
Dock
Dock	Autonomous return charging requires the charging dock supplied in selected bundles.	–