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Today, Sphero unveiled its BB-8, the $149.99 take-home version of the droid that's poised to take the world by storm when "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" hits theaters in December.
Sphero chief creative officer Rob Maigret told Business Insider that BB-8 is the most "droid-like" home robot ever.
Part of what makes a droid a droid, Maigret says, is that they have a job and a purpose — C-3PO is a translator, R2-D2 is an astromech navigator for X-Wing fighters, and so on.
To put that to the test, BI decided to put BB-8 to work as our new intern in our San Francisco office.
BB-8 doesn't have a lot of journalism experience, and he's a little behind on the news, given that his last adventure was a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. But he's got a lot of personality.
Here's how it went — and remember, if you want to work with BB-8 and the rest of the crew, Business Insider is hiring.
Special thanks to Biz Carson, who helped take these photos.
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BB-8 came to us in this box, made to look like a droid shipping container from across the galaxy.
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Inside the box, BB-8 looks like he's sleeping. But enough naptime, little guy. Time to get to work!
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Like a lot of interns, BB-8 needs a little direction. Fortunately, he has an iPhone/Android app that lets you steer him the right way.
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