原文： I waited impatiently to get my own Sphero BB-8 App-Enabled Droid! I had watched the Sphero product videos and was amazed at what this cute little guy can do. I'm a gadget nerd and had to get my hands on this! Unfortunately, my expectations were too high.
First, let me start off by sayi
ng BB-8 is very cute. That part is true. I love the look, the design and the shiny finish. It is made of plastic, but appears to be good quality. It's very user friendly and you can be playing with BB-8 within minutes. The only set-up required is to charge BB-8 and download the app.
What can BB-8 do? Once you download the free app, you can:
"Drive" This feature of the app lets you control BB-8 as if you were using a joystick.
"Message" Record and play holographic messages.
"Patrol" When you select patrol, BB-8 goes exploring on his own.
BB-8 has the capability of responding to 10 preset voice commands by going to the settings in the app, such as "wake up", "watch out", "go explore" "go to sleep". I was expecting more than 10 voice commands. Siri has spoiled me. I have heard, but cannot verify, that the voice commands only work with iOS devices. If this is accurate, that's a huge drawback for anyone without an iPhone or iPad.
BB-8 is very cute (I know, I'm saying it again), has a great personality and is entertaining to watch as he rolls across the floor. That is about the extent of the entertainment.
I feel I was misled by the promotional videos. I was under the impression that BB-8 can "detect" when he is going to run into an object, stop himself and change directions; or, perhaps, adapt to his surroundings and learn where objects are. My impression of this came from the part in one of the promotional videos where BB-8 rolls up to a fishbowl with a goldfish in it, stops before hitting it and changes direction.
When I set BB-8 to "patrol", he wobbles around a bit, rolls quickly across the floor, hits a wall or other object, wobbles around again, rolls across the floor, hits another object, etc. It's entertaining to watch and the expressive sounds are fun, but after about 5 minutes I'm bored. The worst part of this is BB-8's head falls off frequently when running into an object so I'm constantly following him around to put it back on. Also, if you have stairs in your house as I do, watch out! BB-8 will roll right down the stairs and I'm not sure if he's sturdy enough to bounce down the stairs and land on a tile floor without breaking. I've "saved" BB-8 an untimely death a few times now. Again, this falls under my misunderstanding of thinking BB-8 will adapt to his surroundings or detect a drop off. I have a robotic vacuum that didn't cost much more than BB-8 and has that very capability. It knows to turn around to avoid crashing down the stairs. It also vacuums right up to the edge of walls and furniture, but never actually touches it. Hmmmm.......
Next is the issue with the sound. Again, my expectations being different than reality. I thought the sounds would come from BB-8, when really the sounds all come from your smartphone. Very disappointing! I'll set BB-8 on "patrol", set my smartphone down in one room and let BB-8 go explore the house. I don't get the enjoyment of hearing the sounds if I don't carry my phone with me and it's not as realistic even if your phone is right next to BB-8 because you can easily tell no sound is coming from him. This is perhaps the biggest disappointment.
Finally, the holographic messages. I thought it would be like in the movie and BB-8 would project a recorded message onto the wall or what-not and play the recorded message. The message only shows up on your smartphone. When using the app through a Motorola smartphone (and others), this feature doesn't work at all. I don't know if it's something that there will be a fix for in the future? It does work on an iPhone and other devices, but is still disappointing that BB-8 isn't really projecting anything.
This is a very expensive toy and the novelty wears off very fast, especially if you're expecting something more and it doesn't deliver. If you're a Star Wars Memorabilia collector, you've probably made up your mind and probably should purchase it. If you're like me and love Star Wars but aren't a collector and/or your a gadget nerd like me, you'll probably be disappointed. There's not much to it besides watching it roll around the floor, crashing into things.
To summarize the Pros:
Very Cute!
Realistic looking miniature version of BB-8
Great novelty item for Star Wars Collectors
Cool Gadget
Easy Set-Up
Fun Sound Effects
To summarize the Cons:
Entertainment won't last long
Doesn't detect obstacles or objects in it's way
Head falls off
Doesn't sense drops to prevent it from falling down the stairs
Sound doesn't come from droid
Holographic messages are really just a video on your smartphone ~ if your smartphone is compatible
Only 10 voice commands
Voice commands may only work with iOS devices
Price is too high for what you really get
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译文： 我不耐烦地等着拿到我自己的Sphero BB-8 App-Enabled Droid！我曾看过Sphero的产品视频，并对这个可爱的小家伙能做什么感到惊讶。我是一个不懂小工具的书呆子，必须拿到我的手里亲身试验一下才行！不幸的是，我的期望太高。
首先，让我开始说BB-8非常可爱。那部分是真的。我喜欢它的外观，设计和闪亮的表面。它由塑料制成，但看起来质量很好。这是对用户非常友好的，你可以在几分钟内使用BB-8。唯一需要的安装是为BB-8充电并下载应用程序。
BB-8能做什么？一旦你下载免费的应用程序，你可以：
“驱动器”-该应用程序的这一功能可让您像使用操纵杆一样控制BB-8。
“信息”-记录并播放全息信息。
“巡逻”-当你选择巡逻时，BB-8会自己去探索。
BB-8具有通过将在应用程序的设置，如“唤醒”，“注意”，应对10个预设语音命令的能力“去探索”，“睡觉”。我期待超过10个语音命令。 Siri宠坏了我。我听说过，但无法验证语音命令仅适用于iOS设备。如果这是准确的，对于没有iPhone或iPad的人来说这是一个巨大的缺点。
BB-8非常可爱（我知道，我再说一遍），非常有个性，在他滚过地板时很有趣。这是关于娱乐的部分。
我觉得我被宣传视频误导了。我的印象是，BB-8能够“检测”他什么时候碰到物体，停下来改变方向;或者也许适应他的周围环境并且了解物体在哪里。我的这种印象来自部分的宣传视频，其中BB-8卷起与在它金鱼鱼缸，打它，并改变方向之前停止人来。
当我设置BB-8开始“巡逻”时，他摇晃了一下周围，在地板上快速滚动，撞到墙或其他物体，在地板上左右再次摇晃，滚动，点击另一个对象，等它的娱乐观赏和表现力的声音很有趣，但大约5分钟后，我感到无聊。最糟糕的部分是BB-8的头部遇到物体时经常掉落，所以我经常跟着他把它放回去。另外，如果你像我一样在你的房子里有楼梯，小心！ BB-8将推出右侧下楼，我不知道，如果他有足够的坚固身体，可以反弹倒在瓷砖地板楼梯和土地而不会断裂。我已经“拯救”了BB-8，现在已经有几次不幸弄坏了。再一次，这属于我误解BB-8会适应周围环境或可以发现丢失的原因。我拥有一台机器人制成的真空吸尘器，它的价格并不比BB-8高出很多，并且具有这种能力。它知道要转身避免撞上楼梯。它也能真空吸附到墙壁和家具的边缘，但从未真正接触到它。 Hmmmm .......
接下来是声音的问题。再一次，我的期望与现实不同。我以为这些声音会来自BB-8，当时真的这些声音都来自你的智能手机。非常失望！我会在“巡逻”上设置BB-8，将智能手机放在一个房间里，让BB-8探索房子。我不明白听到的声音，如果我不把我的手机和我的享受联系在一起，它不是真实的，即使你的手机是紧挨着BB-8，因为你可以轻松地告诉任何声音是从他来了。这也许是最大的失望。
最后，全息信息。我认为这就像在电影中一样，BB-8会将录制的信息投射到墙上或者播放录制的信息。该消息仅在您的智能手机上显示。当通过摩托罗拉智能手机（和其他人）使用该应用程序时，此功能根本不起作用。我不知道这是否会在未来有所修复？它可以在iPhone和其他设备上工作，但仍然令人失望的是BB-8没有真正预测任何事情。
这是一个非常昂贵的玩具，新奇消耗得非常快，特别是如果你期望更多东西，而且它不能提供。如果你是星球大战大事记收藏家，你可能已经下定决心，可能应该购买它。如果你喜欢我，喜欢星球大战，但不是像我这样的收藏家和/或你的小玩意儿，你可能会感到失望。除了看着它在地板上滚动，撞到东西之外，没有太多的东西。
总结优点：
非常可爱！
逼真的BB-8微缩版
星球大战收藏家的新奇物品
酷酷的小工具
轻松设置
有趣的音效
总结缺点：
娱乐时间不会持续很长
没有发现障碍物或物体
头部脱落
不感觉滴落，以防止它掉下楼梯
声音不是来自机器人
如果您的智能手机兼容，全息照片只是智能手机上的视频
只有10个语音命令
语音命令可能只适用于iOS设备
价格太高，你真正得到的不太划算
