--- description: Pumpkin carved to look and move like BB8 from Star Wars title: See a Remote-Controlled BB-8 Pumpkin in Action image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See a Remote-Controlled BB-8 Pumpkin in Action  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Nov 2, 2015 5:59 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Nov 2, 2015 5:59 PM CUT Vowing to carve a more creative jack-o’-lantern next year? A YouTube user and robotics expert Randy Slavey [demonstrates](http://geekdad.com/2015/11/bb8-pumpkin-littlebits/ "undefined") a remote-controlled pumpkin that looks and moves like BB-8, the newest droid in the _Star Wars_ universe. The character will appear in the upcoming film _Star Wars: The Force Awakens_ (out Dec. 14) and is already tipped to be a popular [holiday toy](http://time.com/4021163/bb-8-sphero-toy/ "undefined"). The figure from [_Star Wars_](http://time.com/4092572/star-wars-bb8-droid-pumpkin/ "undefined")seemed to have been a popular design for pumpkins this year, for in the walk-up to Halloween, [Disney released](http://time.com/4092572/star-wars-bb8-droid-pumpkin/ "undefined") a tutorial on how to paint a pumpkin to look like the white-and-orange droid. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4096611/bb8-star-wars-pumpkin/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4096611/bb8-star-wars-pumpkin/"},"headline":"See a Remote-Controlled BB-8 Pumpkin in Action","datePublished":"2015-11-02T17:59:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:26:32.909Z","description":"The Force is with this pumpkin","url":"https://time.com/4096611/bb8-star-wars-pumpkin/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"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/4096611/bb8-star-wars-pumpkin/","name":"See a Remote-Controlled BB-8 Pumpkin in Action"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Star Wars The Force Awakens Trailer","description":"Star Wars The Force Awakens Trailer","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/UyGxWpXw/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-10-20T02:40:51.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/UyGxWpXw.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4096611/bb8-star-wars-pumpkin/","duration":"PT2M35S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4096611/bb8-star-wars-pumpkin/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```