Sphero BOLT vs Sphero BOLT+

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BOLT compared with BOLT+

	SpheroBOLT	SpheroBOLT+
Overview
Released
Released	–	–
Task and control
Form
Form	Wheeled	Wheeled
Use
Use	Education	Education
User programming
User programming	Yes	Yes
Phone app
Phone app	Yes	Yes
Movement
Movement	–	Rolling spherical robot inside a transparent polycarbonate shell.
User programming
User programming	Sphero Edu drawing, blocks, JavaScript and Python.	Sphero Edu supports drawing, blocks, JavaScript and Python. The maker provides free lesson resources.
Regional availability
Regional availability	Single BOLT SKU K002ROWFFP orderable on the maker store on 3 October 2026.	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	Exact first-sale date not established from the maker evidence read.	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.
Battery
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Maker describes all-day battery life without a numeric runtime	All-day classroom use (maker claim; hours unpublished)
Charging
Charging	Inductive charging base.	Qi wireless charging; shake the robot to wake it.
Hardware
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	–	Yes
Sensors
Sensors	Magnetometer for orientation and infrared communication between BOLT robots.	–
Display
Display	8 × 8 programmable LED matrix.	128 × 128-pixel colour LCD; maker announcement lists more than 650 graphics and animations.
Durability
Durability	Maker describes the shell as waterproof; no ingress-protection rating published on the page read.	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.