Sphero is best known as the creator of toy robots, including popular movie merch for films like Star Wars, Cars, and Spider-Man. But the company has grander ambitions than that: today it announced that it has spun off its advanced robotics division to create a new firm, Misty Robotics, with the goal of putting “a personal robot in every home and office.”
Misty isn’t sharing many details on what these bots will look like, and, according to a report from TechCrunch, the company’s first products will be targeted at the “hobbyist/maker market.” The image below supposedly shows “an early prototype,” although it’s not clear exactly what we’re looking at. Perhaps the head of a home hub bot, like the Kuri or the Jibo? It’s possible, though...
