Sphero BOLT / BOLT+ price & specs

$179 – $199

AvailablePython from a laptopLED matrix / LCDIR robot-to-robotPython & JavaScriptClassroom standard

≤ 1 weekShipping: Days.

Remote control: The official Sphero Edu app runs on macOS/Windows/ChromeOS (and in a browser) and drives the robot over Bluetooth LE with block or JavaScript/Python code. The unofficial spherov2 Python library (pip) also drives it directly from a laptop over BLE.

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Overview

The easiest programmable rolling robot to buy today, with the deepest curriculum around it.

The current Sphero flagship and a fixture in school STEM kits, a waterproof clear ball with an 8×8 LED matrix, compass, light sensor and infrared links so several BOLTs can talk to each other. BOLT+ (2024) swaps the matrix for a 128×128 color LCD. Everything is programmable from blocks up to text code, but there is no camera, so it teaches motion and sensing rather than vision.

Type: Rolling robot · Consumer & education
Maker: Sphero (USA)
Released: 2018
Price: $179 – $199
Status: Available
Best for: Ages 8+
Programming: Full SDK

Price and shipping

BOLT $179, BOLT+ $199 single robot on sphero.com (September 2026). 15-robot BOLT+ Power Pack $3,499. BOLT launched at $149.99 in 2018.

Shipping: Days. Sold directly by Sphero, through education resellers and on Amazon. Sphero BOLT+ ↗

Specifications

Category	Spherical & rolling · Consumer & education
Released	2018
Country	USA
Availability	Available
Sales	Over 4 million Sphero robots of all lines, toys and education, by May 2020 (estimate) Sphero ↗
Programmability	Full SDK
Built-in autonomy	None / scripted · Moves only when controlled, or plays preset motions
LLM support	Possible via SDK · Sphero Edu JavaScript/Python and the unofficial spherov2 library over Bluetooth, no built-in LLM.
MuJoCo simulation	None found · Nothing found.
NVIDIA Isaac simulation	None found · Nothing found.
Gazebo simulation	None found · Nothing found.
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	73 mm (2.87 in) diameter, ~200 g
Locomotion	Internal two-wheel drive cart in a sealed clear shell
Compute	Not published
Camera	None (BOLT+ adds a 128×128 LCD, ambient light sensor)
Sensors	Accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer (compass), motor encoders, ambient light sensor, infrared transceivers
Runtime	Rated 'all-day' for classroom use (not quantified)
Speed	Not published
SDK	Sphero Edu: Draw, Blocks, JavaScript and Python, unofficial spherov2 Python library

Common questions

How much does Sphero BOLT / BOLT+ cost?

Sphero BOLT / BOLT+ is listed at $179 – $199. BOLT $179, BOLT+ $199 single robot on sphero.com (September 2026). 15-robot BOLT+ Power Pack $3,499. BOLT launched at $149.99 in 2018.