Sphero Debuts Ground-breaking Augmented Reality App

BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 16, 2012 - Orbotix, the makers of Sphero, the first robotic ball gaming system controlled by smartphones and tablets, today announced the release of their groundbreaking augmented reality app, Sharky the Beaver. “Using Sphero as the moving fiducial, games can now be created where characters come to life and roam around a user's house to interact with the real world environment,” said Orbotix CEO Paul Berberian. While the concept has been around for many years, the technology has lagged due to limitations in processing power and computer vision algorithms. The