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BB-8: The tech behind Star Wars' new droid

Name: BB-8: The tech behind Star Wars' new droid
Uploaded: 2015-09-04T09:51:07-0400
Duration: 1 min 25 s
Description: A droid named BB-8 steals the show in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" - and it's based on tech from a real-world robotics start-up called Sphero. CNET's Brian Tong reports.

A droid named BB-8 steals the show in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" - and it's based on tech from a real-world robotics start-up called Sphero. CNET's Brian Tong reports.