--- --- # Watch a Bunch of Puppies Test Out the Latest _Star Wars_ Toy by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Sep 3, 2015 2:30 PM UTC by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Sep 3, 2015 2:30 PM UTC Sphero’s new spinning robot is the new _Star Wars_ toy every kid will [want for Christmas this year](http://time.com/4021163/bb-8-sphero-toy/). We now believe it’s also the toy every dog will want, too. _Vanity Fair_ [recruited](http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/09/star-wars-bb8-toy-puppies) a pack of cute puppies to test out this toy, the BB-8, which is based on the new _Star Wars’_ film’s spinning droid. It’s controlled with a _Star Wars_\-themed smartphone app and, [according](http://time.com/4021163/bb-8-sphero-toy/) to Sphero Chief Creative Officer Rob Maigret, is “the closest we get to an actual droid.” So, will this high-tech toy be a good plaything for your pet? Watch above and decide. Puppies Play With New Star Wars BB-8 Sphero Toy: Video ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4021347/bb-8-star-wars-toy-puppies/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4021347/bb-8-star-wars-toy-puppies/"},"headline":"Watch a Bunch of Puppies Test Out the Latest Star Wars Toy","datePublished":"2015-09-03T14:30:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:24:14.469Z","description":"Vanity Fair recruited cute canines to play with the new BB-8","url":"https://time.com/4021347/bb-8-star-wars-toy-puppies/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Tech"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4021347/bb-8-star-wars-toy-puppies/","name":"Watch a Bunch of Puppies Test Out the Latest Star Wars Toy"}}]}] ```