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Sphero · Mini
Mini
Sphero Mini is a small app-controlled robotic ball with interchangeable shells, motion sensors and block or JavaScript programming.
- Form
- Wheeled
- Use
- Education
- Weight
- –
- Battery (claim)
- 45 minutes of play
What reviewers say
Reviewers enjoyed the compact size, varied play modes and accessible introduction to coding. Both found some controls imprecise; Stuff particularly criticised erratic driving and short battery life, while iDownloadBlog noted the less robust outer shell. These were launch-era tests of the original apps.
From stuff.tv and idownloadblog.com
Specifications
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- Form
- Wheeled
- Use
- Education
- User programming
- Yes
- Phone app
- Yes
- Movement
- Motor-driven rolling ball; the interchangeable outer shell encloses the drive mechanism.
- User programming
- Sphero Edu supports drawing, blocks and JavaScript; Sphero Play provides driving and game controls.
- Regional availability
- The maker US store lists individual blue, green and red robots as orderable on 3 October 2026; availability is regional.
- Release details
- Contemporary MacRumors coverage records sale from 29 September 2017. Year precision is retained because a maker first-sale notice was not located.
Hardware
- Height
- 39.878 mm
- Width
- 39.878 mm
- Depth
- 39.878 mm
- Bluetooth
- Yes
- Sensors
- Gyroscope, accelerometer and motor encoders; RGB LED.
- Size and weight
- Maker diameter: 1.57 inches (39.878 mm).
- Accessories
- Three mini traffic cones and six mini bowling pins included. Blue, green and red shells offered on the current maker page.
Battery
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- 45 minutes of play
- Charging
- Micro-USB charging cable included; remove the shell to access the charging port.
Closest rivals
Model | Form | Use | Weight | Battery (claim) | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeled | Companion, Education | – | 2 hours of continuous play | – | |
| Wheeled | Education | – | Approximately 1–2 hours of play | – | |
| Wheeled | Education | – | – | – |
Sources
Photo: drive.google.com
- Sphero Mini, green shell, front view: Official manufacturer product gallery
- Sphero Mini, red shell, front view: Official manufacturer product gallery
- Sphero Mini Activity Kit printed retail sleeve, rear view: drive.google.com/file/d/1NuXwJGFdbCEefvQEqSLmTRhDe2OP4IkH/view
- Sphero Mini Activity Kit printed retail sleeve, front view: drive.google.com/file/d/1qRUjKJM7r8It8i7X772b99l-FQKT4iWH/view
- Sphero Mini Education kit, robot core, open shells and supplied activity accessories arranged at an angle: drive.google.com/file/d/1CfhL_S9-Sh7LtpuzxnOXhlkEq3aOKaxU/view
- Sphero Mini Education kit, overhead arrangement of robot core, open shells and supplied activity accessories: drive.google.com/file/d/14m4Vurt3VNaAEGxhJULqf5Tl7sdvw6OA/view
- Sphero Mini Education kit, close-up of open robot core with shell and supplied ramps: drive.google.com/file/d/1Pmwo2-jeQ17Y5w7vwUJnzTaNFBH03Shl/view
- Sphero Mini Education sixteen-robot kit, closed printed carton: drive.google.com/file/d/1Y1RYPdgQNxqCMwerXYCp6jMK18gBsDG8/view
- Sphero Mini robot core with outer shell removed: drive.google.com/file/d/1pUOLdUo3529l9mfmJMQdg41lu9A97gnJ/view
- Sphero Mini Golf configuration, white dimpled shell: drive.google.com/file/d/1OTQl0zeut0MVa495kaZxlfHUXSePb0fu/view
- Sphero Mini Golf printed retail sleeve: drive.google.com/file/d/1SGabWSNJ4VzexH7tNNeAdCrpWAuJ8Dz7/view
- Sphero Mini blue printed retail sleeve: drive.google.com/file/d/1KgbaDeMaCMjJ0p7xAtbtGfX_CtJAfLoc/view
- Sphero Mini green printed retail sleeve: drive.google.com/file/d/141538eq4I_WLNWJyj9iLyxSOhOwITVio/view
- Sphero Mini red printed retail sleeve: drive.google.com/file/d/1dNv1gOCp8Y8-cUZRuNSleRt9v0RlHE-E/view
- Sphero Mini Soccer configuration, isolated football-pattern shell: drive.google.com/file/d/1x_hgZnOA_anH6_-BEcoHNHG9bWrdafsC/view
- Sphero Mini Soccer printed retail sleeve: drive.google.com/file/d/1XNpM5ivQ1DPD1pTptRAOvr7m_BSoa5xC/view
- Sphero Mini Soccer ball with eight supplied training cones and bundled USB charging cable: drive.google.com/file/d/16U3JzbpoRNjpU7S6txuHGJgVvYdomxKp/view
- Sphero Mini Soccer ball between four green and four orange supplied training cones: drive.google.com/file/d/10qGxuiPzzY3V1_1cGlV7dPKb8SB9JNXi/view
- Sphero Mini Soccer ball with supplied green and orange training cones arranged diagonally: drive.google.com/file/d/15yDbRRAx_dxz-m9MG7MEC4ZL2En-AIB1/view
- Sphero Mini green configuration with six supplied bowling pins, three cones and bundled USB cable: drive.google.com/file/d/1jDQ3lcjsybeB7FoRupm8u3VvliYR1Xnl/view
- Sphero Mini blue configuration with six supplied bowling pins, three cones and bundled USB cable: drive.google.com/file/d/1H8Ksx330LIYmIOKHcQmWhyiaCOF4bbmc/view
- Sphero Mini Education 16-Pack with individual student-kit boxes, robot, interchangeable shell, activity cards, pins, cones, obstacle barriers and supplied ramp: drive.google.com/file/d/1_7y8VFSJ3NCfOtWGCCAYsxCLHUKn39G4/view
- Sphero Mini Education 16-Pack with open bulk carton, robot, interchangeable shell, activity cards, pins, cones, obstacle barriers and supplied ramp: drive.google.com/file/d/1-jpZjLdg_UEvaltG9uRXhQ2jfedGxcop/view
