Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Star Wars' BB-8

Here is everything you ever wanted to know about Star Wars' latest beloved droid. BB-8 goes to LAX to greet his very own BB-8 ANA Jet.
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Star Wars' BB-8

[@skr9251]

Is BB hungry?
No, BB-8

[@peridot7668]

nice

[@DAS_PROD]

I’m going to slap you...

[@samrrattt3013]

This little dude has my heart.

[@fabulousmyriad267]

It must have been a nightmare cleaning out the sand from BB8 during the first months of production. Ridiculously cute though...

[@unzeerkamal4479]

Dear Santa...

[@Reptiguy100]

This man sounds like he has the worst job in the world

[@IzayoiMeiHigu]

Why?

[@idominusrex5952]

HE'S SO CUTE, I THINK I'M GONNA DIE (>^w^

[@justinwolf7490]

Never underestimate a droid.

[@thaik56]

Good engineering.

[@lookatmyright]

is the head connected with a magnet?

[@ManveerSingh0605]

yes there are 2 magnets inside the body and 2 magnets inside the head

[@vekkyk4071]

Wait... this is real?

[@NewYard25]

Vedran K yes

[@thimotydwiputera2139]

yes it is

[@Idkjustgothere]

Which is the the real BB 8?

[@garfieldnau666]

Cute

[@girlieascanocolocado6818]

filmed in los angeles international terminal

[@professor_abee]

i know this isn't the proper forum for this, but i'm an angry nerd and i feel the need to be one out loud...
every article i've read or video i've seen (even the special features on the blu ray) fails to mention just what the hell bill hader and ben schwartz DID as voice consultants for bb-8.

[@andreborda7355]

I heard they made some sounds with their own mouths and edited them to sound robotic

[@mybawzarerichie]

sweet

[@Crlarl]

There is no way that they'd use NiMH batteries in the days of Lithium-ion and LiFePO⁴ batteries.

[@dirtvrc11111]

Well they did

[@ManveerSingh0605]

@@dirtvrc11111 I think that's probably because the planet on which bb8 was made didn't have lithium

[@mariarechellegaffud8322]

ang galinf nman po

[@monkeymonkeyson6743]

1:22 im never going on those plains because that is definitely a robot

[@bimazulfikar8602]

is this real bb8

[@ManveerSingh0605]

only if he can tase people.

[@melindatolete5738]

Hes cute sound

[@monicaalvarado3275]

monika alvarado star wars BB-8

[@OnsideHaddock72]

Why did no one comment?

[@krzyskosaka7381]

pokażcie BB-8 z cekinów

[@peridot7668]

why you linking my life

[@Angie2343]

Bebot IOS app for BB8's voice. Sucks.

[@catlover1116]

So it's AI?

[@1312_PV]

RandomStuff gAminG It is controlled by up to three roboticists.

[@ManveerSingh0605]

not quite yet, but I am a bit of a roboticist myself and I bet you can run image detection on bb8, just like tesla, this will enable him to avoid obstacles(autonomously) and also recognise people.

[@SHADOSTRYKR]

Did you just presume BB-8s gender

[@eeveeofalltrades4780]

Uhh...everyone calls BB-8 a "he"

[@playtech269]

MH370