It would have been hard to imagine a way to make Sphero's remote-controlled BB-8 toy any cooler, and yet, here we are.

The new Battle-Worn BB-8 is the same smartphone-app controlled robotic toy, but it now sports a variant look. Gone is the shiny, smooth exterior of a freshly maintained BB unit astromech droid. Instead, BB-8 looks like it's seen some things. Some terrible things.

And yet, it's still an adorable toy. Check it out.


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The original Sphero BB-8 is getting a new controller, one that will work with the Battle-Worn version, as well. The new wrist mounted BB-8 "Force Band" allows you to control the toy without needing a smartphone. In fact, the band uses gestures to have BB-8 do your tiny, adorable bidding, where ever that may be.

Sphero's BB-8 was part of a huge Star Wars toy reveal that happened in September, and it was arguably the most exciting reveal from that day. In fact, we called BB-8 the best of the new Star Wars toys, and anyone who's gotten to try one on their own seems to agree with our assessment.