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Sphero Edu Web App Compatibility

The Sphero Edu Web App allows you to program compatible robots right from your internet browser - no need to use a native app! This is a great solution if you have a Chromebook, macOS, or Windows device and use a compatible browser.

Use the Web App

Please review the information below to better understand which robots and features are supported with the web app.

 
           
Operation Systems officially supported with the Sphero Edu Web App:
  iOS  
Android
Chrome OS
Fire OS
Windows
macOS
❌ ❌ ✔  ❌ ✔ ✔
Browsers that support connecting to robots with Web Bluetooth:
Chrome Edge Safari Firefox Opera IE
✔ ✔ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌

Even though some devices may meet the hardware or software requirements, they may not work well due to variation in the quality of Bluetooth hardware. Contact us here about compatibility if you are purchasing devices for your school for use with Sphero robots. We can help ensure you get devices that will provide a good experience.

 

Software Functionality

The table below details the general features that are available in Sphero Edu. To see how the Sphero Edu Web App compares to the native apps, look at the column labeled "Web App". 

SOFTWARE FUNCTIONALITY
Feature Description App Version Notes
 iOS  App Android App Amazon Fire OS App Windows App macOS App Web App
Programming Program robots with the Draw, Block, and Text canvases ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫  
Bluetooth Connection Connect to robots over Bluetooth ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫  
Driving Drive robots over Bluetooth ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫  
Firmware Updates Update the code that lives on a robot ⚫ ⚫ ⚫
⚫**
 ⚫
⚫**
 **BOLT+ only
Sensor Data: Archive Review archive sensor data after a program runs ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫  
Sensor Data: Live View live sensor data while a program runs ⚫ ⚫ ⚫   ⚫ ⚫  
Offline Mode View and edit programs without the internet ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫    
Support for accounts Sign in with accounts or class codes ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫  
Lessons, Lesson codes, and assignment support Step by step instructions for learning coding and hands-on projects ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫  

 

Robot Compatibility

Not all Sphero robots are supported in Sphero Edu. The table below shows robot compatibility. To see how the Sphero Edu Web App compares to the native apps, look at the column labeled "Web App". 

ROBOT CONNECTION COMPATIBILITY
Sphero Robot Year Launched App Version
  iOS App   Android 
App		 Fire OS App Windows App macOS App Web App
Sphero BOLT+ 2024 ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫
Sphero RVR+ 2022 ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫
Sphero RVR 2019 ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫
Sphero BOLT 2018 ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫
Sphero Mini 2017 ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫
Sphero SPRK+ 2016 ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫  
Sphero SPRK 2015 ⚫ ⚫ ⚫      
Ollie 2014 ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫  
Sphero 2.0 2013 ⚫ ⚫ ⚫      
BB-8 2015 ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫  
BB-9E 2017 ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫  
R2-D2 2017 ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫  
R2-Q5 2017 ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫  
Sphero Original 2011            
Force Band 2016            
Spider-Man 2017            
Ultimate Lightning
McQueen		 2017            
Specdrums 2019            
indi™ 2021            

Web App Deployment

If you are an IT admin and your teachers or students use the Sphero Edu Web App, then you will need to allowlist a few URLs: 

For complete deployment instructions, see this article.


Supported Languages

The Sphero Edu Web App supports the following languages:

  • English
  • Arabic
  • Dutch
  • Spanish
  • Mexican Spanish
  • Finnish
  • French
  • German
  • Hebrew
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Norwegian Bokmål
  • Swedish
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Ukrainian