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Sphero launches another adorable Star Wars Droid
This one’s only available from Best Buy.
Sphero, the maker of all those adorable rolling robots (BB-8 being one of our favorites), has unveiled its latest licensed droid from the Star Wars universe. R2-Q5, the dark astromech droid that served the Galactic Empire on the second Death Star is rolling its way into our hearts (and possibly trying to destroy the other droids we own) this holiday season. According to a blog post from Best Buy, there’s only one place you’ll be able to get this limited time exclusive toy.
On the heels of Force Friday II and ahead of the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi film, Sphero aims to once again bring droid technology from the Star Wars films to a galaxy much closer to you. Actually, make that a Best Buy near you.
R2-Q5 is outfitted with the same technology as the recently released R2-D2. It’s got better sensors to “hear” and react to you with, blinking lights on board, a speaker (something the first-generation BB-8 is sorely lacking), and Blueto…