Watch These Puppies Play with the New BB-8 Toy
By Jake Rossen

When the teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens premiered earlier this year, fans quickly became infatuated with a spherical droid seen hustling through the frame. Was it CGI? (It wasn't.) How did it work? (It's a holonomic robot with a magnetic mast, most likely.) And how soon will it be a toy? (Pretty soon. Like, today.)
BB-8 has just been released in a $150 deluxe version as part of Disney's "Force Friday" marketing promotion, which also includes a Millennium Falcon drone. Since most customers will use these motorized toys to terrorize their pets sooner or later, VanityFair.com decided to see how puppies might react to something that looks like a possessed orange. The adorable results can be seen below: