The Transport Guy: You'll be able to buy a toy version of that cute little ball droid from the new 'Star Wars' movie (DIS)

Steve Kovach April 21, 2015 at 09:28AM

BB-8 is one of the new droids in the next "Star Wars" movie, "The Force Awakens."

He's only appeared in two trailers and a live "Star Wars" event so far, but BB-8 is quickly becoming a new fan favorite.

BB-8 looks like this:

Sphero, a startup that makes smartphone-controlled ball toys, announced this week that it helped develop the BB-8 puppet used in "The Force Awakens."

This one:

The company also teased that it'll have a new BB-8 toy coming soon. So far, you can only sign up on Sphero's website for more information.

According to a leaked product page spotted by Gizmodo, the BB-8 toy from Sphero will cost $150 and look like this:

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You'll be able to buy a toy version of that cute little ball droid from the new 'Star Wars' movie (DIS) from Business Insider: Steve Kovach