Robotic Ball Sphero Dashes About With The Help of Your Smartphone

If you're looking for the perfect toy for both children and adults (not to mention your pet cat or dog), then look no further than Orbotix's Sphero. It's a small robotic ball that rolls around on the floor, entirely controlled by you on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device. When you move the virtual joystick on your phone's screen, the robotic ball moves with it. Easy, simple, and tons of fun!

Sphero also comes with the ability to move around in predefined patterns that you draw on your phone. So say you want it to move around in circles and watch your cat chase after it, you can do just that! It's also possible to change the glowing color of the ball using the phone's app, making this toy all the more fun to play with in the dark.

Sphero is up for pre-order now on Amazon for $129.99. It's expected to ship sometime in January 2012.