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if you're in the market for a loyal astromech droid that will follow your orders Spin Master has just the toy for you the hero droid bb-8 is a realistic RC toy recreation of the beloved Star Wars character measuring it at 16 inches tall well 19 inches if you count the antenna that's about two-thirds the size of his movie counterpart the toy has several modes to follow an owner around and respond to voice commands he will act scared if he start talking about storm troopers or kylo Ren but he perks up if you mention his friends Rey or Poe he can also come when called and be set in a guard mode to alert you whenever he detects movement nearby Spin Master gave an early demo of a prototype during the New York Toy Fair bb-8 comes with a two stick RC remote control to drive him around the joy can also be set to follow me mode rolling beside you as you walk along well I should say will follow up whoever's holding the remote you don't have to worry about your Jordan getting into danger it has a sensor for collision detection Spin Master isn't releasing details yet about battery life but you will need to charge both the head and the body separately the heads attaches magnetically it may remind you of the smaller bb-8 toy made by Sparrow that came out in 2015 but this Spin Master version is much more interactive hero droid bb-8 is priced at 230 dollars and rolls into stores this fall just in time for Star Wars the last Jedi you