Picture the pitch meeting: “He’s like BB-8…but evil.” For the second entry in the latest “Star Wars” trilogy, this month’s “The Last Jedi,” director Rian Johnson and the rest of the creative team ...

In the upcoming "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," a new robot named BB-9E will be part of the show. As part of a kick-off event in Australia for tomorrow's Force Friday event, Disney and robotics comapny ...

A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY (WCMH) — Two years ago, “Star Wars” fans met BB-8, a cute orange and white droid who helped Resistance pilot Poe Dameron and burgeoning Jedi Rey in their fight against the Dark ...

Kylo Ren doesn’t need a sidekick droid – it’s more likely to be actually kicked in a fit of wild rage. But the First Order does have some roly-poly robots rumbling through the corridors of its fleet, ...

The company’s also introducing another new droid today, although you’re likely more familiar with him: R2-D2. The company tells me that while R2-D2 toys and figurines have existed for decades, Sphero ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link When "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" hits theaters this December, the forces of the dark side will have a new ally. Meet BB-9E — a droid that looks to ...

Lucasfilm unveiled the newest member of Star Wars: The Last Jedi today leading up to its toy collecting extravaganza, Force Friday II, and he’s awfully familiar looking. BB-9E, seen in the photo above ...

With the next chapter in the Star Wars franchise only four months away, more and more details are starting to emerge about Episode VIII… and the latest spoiler comes from the most unlikely place: a ...

It's been nearly two years since Sphero introduced its app-controlled BB-8, a replica of the cute rolling droid that first appeared in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. That toy quickly became one of the ...

Disney and robotics company Sphero have unveiled BB-9E as what appears to be an evil counterpart to the cheerful white and orange droid BB-8 from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” The companies ...