Hero Droid BB-8 | First Look

The cute spherical BB-8 was one of the many highlights of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Spin Master's near life-size replica of him was one of our favorite things about last year's Toy Fair. Unfortunately, 2016 came and went without seeing the adorable robotic companion on the silver screen -- or this particular toy on store shelves. That looks to change later this year with the announced release of the $230 Hero Droid BB-8, just in time for the bot's appearance in the next episode of the Star Wars saga.

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[DanakarEndeel]

Shame it isn't actual fullsize but more like 2/3 of the original. Still a cool toy to have for a relatively small amount of money (especially compared to the tiny Sphero version). :)

[singlecellll]

Now its WAY less than 229.99. It’s like, 94.99 now.

[jose-uevt]

It’s 130 right now. So I might buy it!