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.
Please review the information below to better understand which robots and features are supported with the web app.
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Operating Systems that support connecting to robots with Web Bluetooth:
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iOS
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Android
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Chrome OS
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Fire OS
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Windows
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macOS
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| ❌ | ❌ | ✔ | ❌ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 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".
| Feature | App Version | Notes | ||||
| iOS |
Android + Fire OS |
Windows | macOS | Web App | ||
| Programming | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | |
| Bluetooth Connection | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | |
| Driving | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | |
| Firmware Updates | ⚫ | ⚫ |
⚫*
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⚫ |
⚫*
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*BOLT+ only |
| Sensor Data: Archive | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | |
| Sensor Data: Live | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫* | *Defaults to "off" in settings | |
| Offline Mode | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ||
| Support for accounts | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | |
| Lessons, Lesson codes, and assignment support | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫* | ⚫ | ⚫ | * Requires account |
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 | Year | App Version | ||||
| iOS | Android + Fire OS | Windows | macOS | Web App | ||
| BOLT+ | 2024 | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ |
| RVR+ | 2022 | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ |
| RVR | 2019 | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ |
| BOLT | 2018 | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ |
| Mini | 2017 | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ |
| SPRK+ | 2016 | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | |
| 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:
- https://edu.sphero.com/code
- https://auth.littlebits.com
- https://api.littlebits.com
- https://classroom.littlebits.com
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