Name: Sphero Ollie
Brand: Sphero (USA)

Was $99 (2014)Launch price per SlashGear's September 2014 review. An 'Ollie Darkside' black edition followed.

Discontinued · used/leftover onlyPython from a laptopCylinder roller14 mphTricksDiscontinued

Weeks+Shipping: Used only. Discontinued. Used Ollie and Ollie Darkside units sell on eBay for roughly $15 to $70.

Remote control: The Sphero Edu desktop app lists Ollie as supported over Bluetooth LE. The unofficial spherov2 Python library also supports it.

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Overview

Not a sphere but a rolling cylinder, and Sphero's fastest toy. It uses two-wheel drive with the whole shell as the tires, tuned for drifting and ramp tricks. It charges over micro-USB and uses Bluetooth LE with a range of roughly 30 m. Discontinued, and Sphero's own trick app was pulled in 2021, but Sphero Edu can still program it.

Specifications

Category	Spherical & rolling · Consumer & education
Released	2014
Availability	Discontinued · used/leftover only
Programmability	Full SDK
Best for	Ages 8+ (maker rating)
Vision sensors	No vision sensors
Actuators	DC / gear motors
Audio	No audio
Compute type	Arduino / ESP32 / microcontroller
Remote control	Python from a laptop
Size	Not published (palm-sized cylinder)
Locomotion	Two-wheel cylinder, the body itself is the wheels, with swappable tires and hubcaps
Compute	Not published
Camera	None
Sensors	Not published (IMU for stabilization, unverified)
Runtime	~60 min, ~3 h USB charge
Speed	Up to 14 mph (~6 m/s)
SDK	Legacy Ollie app, supported by Sphero Edu (Draw/Blocks/JavaScript/Python)