How the BB-8 Sphero Toy Works

[@tested]

Mike Senna ALSO made a working BB-8 Droid Replica! Watch here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoa3k6mOf8yShpI

[@lp712]

You’re a fucking idiot

[@JaxonRon]

This is just a little advice for the people in this channel. You have great content but when interviewing people you should do less talking and more asking and listening. Make your guests the focus more. They spend most of the time listening to the interviewer here. Just trying to help.

[@OLBastholm]

Yeah, it's really annoying!

[@n00b1n8R]

+Ron Jaxon Was about to say the exact same thing. If you've got an expert, let him talk.

[@JD2jr.]

+Ron Jaxon I agree, but Norm is very, very good at taking little bits of information from people who aren't very good at interviewing and elaborating on it, asking prodding questions, and the like. It sounds like he's stealing the spotlight, but usually he's very good at explaining what he already knows to the audience and getting the things that need to come from someone else out of the interviewees.

[@n00b1n8R]

441meatloaf so much this.

[@Srcsqwrn]

+441meatloaf This is what was annoying me the most. Basically him explaining to the guy who already probably knows how it works. I just want to hear the guy talk about his work, and the interviewer is just spouting off. It would be better if there was a separate commentary if he really wanted to say something. This whole video was a bit redundant, because Norm could have done this on his own and basically gotten the same result.

[@BackStageCrafter]

7:07 his fucking enthusiasm is through the fucking roof.

[@digburger7013]

GREAT SCOTT

[@chromakowo]

For me this is MUCH better than american science entertainment TV programs with all the "whoa! awesome! let's do that!".

[@Lea999-p3z]

+Milky Mike - Home of the Console War well how would you react: holy shit it fits...!!! has science gone too far?

[@RandomPerson-jg5qm]

+AcTivePlayZ it was more lower case.

[@baxter22071990]

+Milky Mike - Home of the Console War well, he might not have wanted to break a toy bb that he only just got given

[@Artistjm]

I agree with everyone else when they said to let Mr. Senna talk. We know that Norm has a basic knowledge of robotics but we want to hear the person being interviewed actually speak on something that he is very knowledgeable at.

[@lhagiduty]

+Artistjm thats what i was wondering. which one was the guest? reporter needs to shut his mouth or find something different to do

[@whopperlover1772]

What all the comments are saying : LET HIM TALK!

[@minervaangeles4098]

Love them or hate them they’re spitting facts rn

[@Deathlives3000]

Why did they visit Mike if norm was going to do all the talking? I wanted to see more of that guy.

[@sik59rt]

You must be new to the channel

[@Deathlives3000]

Been here for years. I just notice how much norm interrupts people and doesn't let then talk more as time goes on.

[@sik59rt]

its unbelievably annoying isnt it? especially when its will and norm on the screen and they seem to try and battle over who talks the most or interrupts someone the most

[@AngrySandvich]

+Beardhunter Norm just tries to hard to show how much he knows, or attempt to cut them off so he can answer first

[@Deathlives3000]

Yep. I wonder is he aware of it himself. Someone must have mentioned it to him at some point.

[@ilikemusic2726]

The dude acted like he knew more than the expert.

[@ES-yc1tp]

He always does. It bothers me so much

[@Pie4life123]

I like Music typical Asian they lack social and English skills but are “good” in mathematics. He kept repeating the same shit over and over.

[@reytheboy]

Is that Wolverine's hair style?

[@dreddar]

+reytheboy Thank god someone else noticed it...

[@hamza9867]

+reytheboy hi 5

[@NietzscheanMan]

+reytheboy Paulie from The Sopranos

[@EddieFivespeed]

+reytheboy Ace Ventura Pet Detective.

[@HelloTardis]

That was my immediate thought.

[@LightsaberPhoenix]

Wait......if you make one of these 1000 times bigger.......you could make the gyrosphere from jurassic world

[@Estragon17]

+Lightsaber Phoenix KATAMARI DEATH SPHERE FTW!

[@phenomenologicalparadox5216]

+Lightsaber Phoenix huh...

[@mrnat3058]

+Lightsaber Phoenix Well I don't see why not. It would be very very heavy though. I mean imagine the weight it would have to have on the bottom!

[@trowhammerdespoilerofgalax2423]

+Mr. Nat A good bit, but less the weight of a fat nerd such as myself :D I'm all the weight it'll need. Now can I register it with the department of motor vehicles?

[@mrnat3058]

Nineunbuffed I sure can't say the same for myself! I'm the underweight nerd type. xP

[@JacobCarlson]

my guess as to why the shell was so thick is so it could create more distance between the magnets causing less friction during movement. This is probably why it was so wobbly when they put it in the clear shell.

[@JD2jr.]

+Jacob Carlson (Check Out Jacob) why wouldn't they just use weaker/smaller magnets, then?

[@JacobCarlson]

You'll have to ask them :-)

[@dporiua]

The original sphero has the same thickness, that thing is practically invincible.

[@jamesonthomas9583]

+dporiua Yeah, it's probably just for protection

[@justinlasker6269]

Durability. For example, the Hasbro BB8 (this video is on Sphero) snaps if it falls an inch. This guy's head falls off during a long fall, but other than that it just keeps rolling.

[@nedsrandom]

he acts like he's an expert in front of an expert this guy knows this stuff already !

[@AdamHauger]

"be real careful" punches it i love this guy

[@mad_nice]

Wow, Wolverine has really let himself go.

[@asadadon]

😁

[@ponymalone3636]

And became Asian?

[@blackbeard0074]

+Matthew Tom oh my fuck so damn technical

[@thetimeparadox7546]

Lol

[@luismiguelsapereira6339]

Madnice lm

[@sumgt513]

Norm interviews a genius in robotics, than wont let the guy speak and instead tries to explain everything himself.

[@bmbirdsong]

+sum gt I was thinking exactly the same thing! You're a nice guy Norm, but please, let the guy you're interviewing talk!

[@nakyer]

+sum gt **then**

[@GustavJensen30]

your right

[@danieldevito6380]

sum gt So true, beyond annoying... Almost unwatchable

[@IMsh0rty]

But Bb8

[@gigglesgames1]

Norman please let the experts talk. I understand you're excited, but please calm down.

[@karenanncubil2044]

Well if he talked much from the start of the vid and then the rest of Mike talking. I agree if that would happen. The half of the vid for norman, and the other half for Mike.

[@DoctorAstrolBlack]

Nah, I come to this channel for norm, not some roboexpert 😤

[@Kipah]

Mike that the best hair in the world.

[@FrankLopezx]

+Kipah i know he kinda looks like a TEKKEN fighter suits him

[@Julyo666]

+Kipah kinda wolverine...

[@Kipah]

Perv God It's simply a typo. There is no hole in my grammar that causes me to think 'that' is interchangeable with 'has'.

[@FrankLopezx]

omg some ppl are exited to get back to a comment dont fucking judge other on such stupid shit, like thats the best you can do ? jump at the sign of miss spelling ? get a life dude word up' ! one thing for sure you got the point tho despite the fact that it was misspelled huh ? message conveyed

[@Strand0410]

+Kipah It's like combover Wolverine.

[@wilkinson384]

The interviewer is pretty full of himself. "so what do you think is the reason for the wobbling of it?" "Well I can't see any mechanical stableness" "That's right, I knew that and now I'm going to give you a lecture on how to make the perfect sandwich".

[@ag2810]

Louie Wilkinson ahaha

[@jemiyotan1773]

why wont the interviewer let the expert talk

[@waddefaq4325]

Sometimes to be an interviewer u must interrupted the guest talking because to avoid extra time or to avoid they talking out of topic (just in case). Sometimes the producer put the headphones to interviewer so the producer can give instructions when the interviewer must interrupted the talk to allow commercial break or to avoid extra time.

[@DigginSoul]

BB-8 The name is so simple and genius in the same time. Perfect!

[@SuperQuincy2000]

I thought it was just a tiny mindcontrolled hamster inside

[@mexkato]

+Quinten0409 It works just like that though :)

[@lukesuperflyjones]

+Navyle nah thats the Hasbro version ;)

[@EricssonXL]

+lukesuperflyjones hasbro is not allowed to put moving parts that are active unless it is sand

[@mfragiao]

lnterviewer interview himself as expert. Let Mike talk. Damm

[@Nick-cy2tn]

Norm is that annoying kid in class shooting his hand up to answer every question. Christ let someone else talk for once .

[@FrankLopezx]

+Nick funny but true and hey aint nothing wrong with that, that was me in elementary

[@holeskoj]

+Nick Still better than Will.

[@ReevansElectro]

+Nick What's worse is that he states the obvious like he was someone envious of people with triple digit IQ's.

[@HunterDominic]

+Robert Evans Like me? I have 144.

[@tiffanyshifflett7019]

Nick I subscribe

[@manjumanl5279]

So far , I have only heard of John Senna !!! you're the new champion Mike Senna .

[@danonalexander7582]

Just a thought, the thicker shell could be there to slightly reduce the magnetic connection between the head and the tower inside the Sphero to allow for smoother movement. Which could explain why the Sphero BB-8 (with its new shell) weeble-wobbled more then it did with the original ball shell.

[@erlendpowell7446]

+Danon Alexander Could they not have just used a weaker magnet instead?

[@danonalexander7582]

+Erlend Powell Ya, they could try changing out the magnets. However, it would be much easier to just add some layers of (for instance) scotch tape on top of the magnets; until the thickness of the scotch tape layers & the thickness of the clear shell are about equal. Then it should resume behavior.

[@erlendpowell7446]

Danon Alexander My point was that the original shell wouldn't have been thicker to reduce the magnetic field, because they would have been able to just use a weaker magnet when it was designed. In other words, the thickness probably served some other purpose.

[@erlendpowell7446]

Danon Alexander That said, you're probably correct that the new shell had issues due to the new distance from the magnet. Not sure how your scotch tape idea would help though...

[@danonalexander7582]

+Erlend Powell You're right you could still switch out the magnet, however manipulating the thickness of the shell plastic is considerably easier to get the desired effect then to find a different magnet that would give the same desired behavior. & ya your right, scotch tape probably wouldn't be the best choice.

[@MrLakers1991]

This mans hair swoop makes him look quite flamboyant lol

[@Flornmonk]

Greatest haircut in the business!

[@easyluckable]

This is one of the reasons why I don't like Tested that much. They always got interesting topics and they knew a lot. But Norm seems talks too much even with Will.

[@Dairy_defender]

Qing Yao i

[@red19841984]

Damn Malaysian boy, let the man talk. You were basically interviewing yourself.

[@davyd7]

+gary gavina norman is malaysian??

[@red19841984]

Davyd Lin older videos in 2011 he mentioned it.

[@red19841984]

darkliberty Yea me too, I'm sure everyone else wanted to hear Mike talk more. It is what it is.

[@karenanncubil2044]

Heh. You're right. We could have learned almost anything from him if most of the vid is about Mike explaining ang blah blah. But instead, I keep hearing Norman BLAH BLAH

[@sandcut3887]

Wow someones racist and quick to hate

[@regittark9031]

I know this has nothing to do with the droids.... BUT... Mike's hair is Beautiful XD

[@granttjeerdsma5235]

warning: do not watch this video unless you are old enough, there are naked robots in this video, please watch with caution

[@husinz-animation]

LOL XD

[@danielade9062]

LOL . At least the robot was not too embarrassed about it. Must have been 18 instead of 8.

[@nintimbods9222]

here hold this L.

[@MoptoppMusic]

That was actually emotional, having to watch you cut through it.

[@TheLaXandro]

I want to see one modified to look like Bigweld. I mean, it's so obvious.

[@TeamDownfallChannel]

I think it's hilarious that every person Norm talks to is just like can you stop being the way you are 😂

[@guynumber20]

10:05 fucking creeper lookin through yo windos hide yo bb-8s

[@therestorationofdrwho1865]

I know right wtf.

[@Floressa]

that was the real reporter before this guy hijacked the interview

[@freshpurifiedwater3502]

.o. I must hide my WiFi too

[@skylervanbrunt6444]

guynumber20 lol yeah

[@theyarehere8919]

Tested is awesome in ways that move by themselves.

[@TesserLink]

anyone else seen xRobots BB-8 droid. done differently but still cool.

[@crazymarkmc]

+James Bruton (XRobots) lol hi james

[@ApanLoon]

+brandonhughes7 Yes, this was my first thought when watching this video "Why didn't they mention the BB-8 build by XRobots?"

[@joeleustice]

+brandonhughes7 I love Bruton's channel!

[@Schjoenz]

1:25 that guy's reaction is so cute. I'm really happy for him.. A true fan of Star Wars..

[@baburik]

does this hair comes with retractable claws?

[@Austin5613]

4:54 "If you're taking apart your BB-8 toy, you have to be real careful" Goes immediately into a hammer fist

[@albertjrtanate7745]

The Host should've just explained this to us by himself rather than having an expert and not letting him talk. tss. :/

[@fisslewine1222]

Brilliant idea for a robot people won't be afraid of!

[@colin72]

You should've let Asian Wolverine talk more.

[@Laconism360]

The expert thinked "when my time will come? let me talk". Uffff ! but Norman was soo excited..it's okay.. It happens..

[@philg6757]

At 49 yo I`ve just realised I`m a nerd,better late than never.

[@yootoob7048]

+Phil G 54 and more proud to be a nerd than ever before!

[@zer0b0t]

+Phil G Enjoy.

[@nakyer]

+Dillon Flannery Lives in a different time zone? :D

[@newyorknewyork3320]

thank you so much for building the BB-8

[@coolguyhino92]

Once again, Norm canNOT keep his hands to himself, and has to touch/pick up things he's not meant to.

[@miketysh2353]

The design pattern on the ball really adds to the effect

[@rjb0572]

I took my bb8 to school and everyone loved him lol 😂

[@The_Burning_Sensation]

BB-8 is such a cool design. Always loved R2-D2, but the design would be so impractical anywhere but a polished floor.

[@sharpshotefx]

That guy has great mad scientist hair.

[@xtheasiansensationx]

idk if its just me, but the construction of BB-8 seemed obvious but extremely cool!

[@aminzain1917]

didnt know wolverine was into star wars

[@UribeEdi11620]

After all these years I am now have subscribed to this channel! Wow. Where have I been right?? Haha.

[@GilDev2]

But how does the hair of the man with the gray shirt works?!

[@dha588]

+GilDev2 I'm dunno but i'm sure his claws would be made of adamantium and he has a super healing ability.

[@BingDwenDwen]

+GilDev2 you have to use Einsteins relativity equations for that.

[@Kidiu]

Wow, you can really see in Mike's eyes how much he loves robotics.

[@DhaniNMarie]

Thumbs up if the wall-3/r2d2 builder should build a real beemo

[@brokeboikey3156]

i love u

[@breezydude7187]

such a awesome invention

[@frank3manuel]

"We're going to exercise some caution as well." *Guy hits it with a fist*

[@dezelve]

This is exactly what I was searching for, thanks!

[@MrGreglego]

AND HIS NAME IS MIKE SENNA (doo doodoo doo! doo doodoo doo!)

[@benjaminsamuel7297]

Yay, someone else thought of this lol

[@someoneelse1939]

but not me.

[@Chiller.]

He said “GREAT SCOTT” reminded me of Dr.Emet Brown

[@Mathiou-Beyond_Productions]

Asian Wolverin robot builder!

[@GallifreysMagician]

SO cool to see! Thank you for sharing!

[@JediMaddy94]

70% of comments: OMG his hair!

[@PolyGoner1]

Other 30%: SHUT UP NORM

[@1kaaa]

So cool to watch and learn how BB8 works. I wish I had been more intrigued as a child to have worked in this field.

[@theocrevon6374]

The presenter needs to learn to let people talk...

[@enereaguirre2462]

This is tech, this is learn, this is good ! Great explanation, great video !

[@8bitarmory846]

7:19 anyone else see those pink lines? I'm guessing the camera they used is able to pick up certain wavelengths other than visible light

[@76bjohnson]

That's just light fragmentation or problems with the sensor. My broken iPhone camera does that to an extreme degree.

[@8bitarmory846]

ah

[@theindiediary5950]

'we take our wallies out & entertain people' This guy has the balls (pun intended) I often dream of whipping mine out & entertaining a crowd. :)

[@luisjadorf6122]

'we take our WALL-E's out'

[@xarvous]

Hey, can we get another check-in with Mike Senna? His BB-8 was awesome, and I bet the club has been working like crazy since the movie came out.

[@krrimy]

I'm here for the interviewee's awesome hairstyle! 🙃

[@Sunspot9522]

It's a very ingenious design.

[@yanislavshvadchin5629]

Congrats for 1.5 million subs!

[@Yummy0range1]

Thank you so much for not having Will in this video :)

[@wildstrider157]

This is really interesting...ever since I saw the movie I've been wondering about BB-8 and how he would work.

[@soterioncoil2163]

Norm's alright, he's a nice guy! Mike's eye peeps started to twinkle when he first laid eyes on BB8!

[@T_S_x_x]

i have this toy but the special edition in which the textures are super op and the force band too it is an amazing toy I play with it every other day

[@ashwinisidhu]

Brilliant video guys

[@FSstudios1]

Mike is a friend of mine :) way to go Mike.

[@FuzzyImagesLive]

Wow it was actually a lot simpler than I expected it to be! The one thing that kept making it seem so complicated was how the head moved.

[@ikenstudios9962]

Me too, I thought they were magnets inside him or something

[@FuzzyImagesLive]

Well there are, but I thought they were using the magnet s to move the head about on a separate sort of swivel. But all it has to do is turn inside to turn the head. However, Im starting to think the head piece may have had its own internal set of servos, and it simply attached to the ball magnetically.

[@ikenstudios9962]

+Four Side Gaming yeah that is what I meant

[@FuzzyImagesLive]

Ah

[@ikenstudios9962]

+Four Side Gaming ah

[@maximohomeauto5044]

Yeah I have the limited edition sphero that has clear lines that lets you see the insides of the sphero. It's pretty Damn cool, it's crazy the amount of technology inside these things.

[@alcirfigueroa3712]

i didnt have time to see the bb-8 because i have been working but when i saw it here i held my emotions to scream "how cooooooolllll"

[@TraceRouteMind]

interesting and great episode. let the experts talk and just dumb it down if it gets to technical.

[@pmm4177]

those little guys are awesome! my local hobbytown has them for $149 and I want one!

[@xbrando7]

Might well be one of the coolest toy ever. Almost makes you wonder if Disney created BB-8 just for this.

[@shanonjrjohnson8542]

R-2D2 CLUB!!!!! HOW HAVE I NOT HEARD OF THAT!!!

[@caganali4712]

simple mechanic , awsome robot

[@zyxw12347]

The BB-8 Sphero clearly has electronic stabilization. Notice at 8:55 when they begin talking about the method of stabilization that the stage model uses, as Mr. Senna turns the toy, the inner working vehicle of the sphero is self correcting on the yaw axis. This indicates some type of sensor feedback is causing the inner vehicle to move to correct the moment. Its likely that it has sensory feedback for the pitch and roll as well. The weight at the bottom of the vehicle is to counter the moment of applying torque to the outer sphere. Without weight on the inner vehicle located below the center point of the outer sphere, the shpero have no ability to overcome even the slightest of grades or smallest of debris, nor would it be able to begin moving or come to a stop on its own. The inner vehicle would simply roll with or do loops inside the outer sphere with little effect on the spheros movement across a plane. If BB-8 featured in the movie used only this method of propulsion, it may yield some ineffectual results in space away from strong gravitational fields.

[@SDinnovation]

your Robots are awesome....

[@full_on_weeb9938]

Man these designs are amazing! 👏

[@DrN007]

Great analysis!

[@SmokeRingsPipeDreams]

Great video, .. but I'm not sure I am happy I pulled back the screen and saw the wizard.

[@firefreak122]

This is amazing! thank you for making the video!

[@tavmaniandevil456]

This video gave me an idea. What if Sphero sold an X-Ray edition of their Sphero BB-8? That would be really cool.

[@jedidiahrojas8040]

Interesting video enjoyed it

[@sanjosesharkmaniac1015]

I just got BB8 and he is so cool!!

[@runawayushould]

The 501st appreciates your efforts!!!! TK-41066 OUT...

[@BigJackGameplays]

We were so naive; BB-8 is such a cool droid; he deserved a better franchise :(

[@mageKnightz]

"you gotta be careful when disasembling your BB8..." *punches BB8 to see if opens* LOL Love the video, thanks!