The Sphero Mini is the size of a ping pong ball and super cute

I love a tiny object, but I wasn't fully prepared for how small and cute the new

Sphero Mini would be. The company introduced and released the ping pong ball-sized device today along with a new Sphero Mini app. I actually squealed when I took it out of its shipping box at The Verge's office this week. The Mini works similarly to the original Sphero in that users can drive it around, program it, and play games with it through its companion iOS / Android app. There are four options for driving the Mini: Face Drive, Tilt, Slingshot, and Joystick. Face Drive is the most unique, if not at all practical, option. It relies on facial recognition software to scan users' faces and identify basic emotions, like a smile or frown. Those expressions are then interpreted as directives. A smile might make the ball move forward, for example. Sphero says the app registers these reactions but doesn't save or record any data, which is important for privacy-conscious parents.                                                                                      https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/9/29/16381456/sphero-mini-release-date