Start-Up Solves ‘Star Wars’ Droid Puzzle

Disney’s chief executive enlisted a Colorado start-up to help translate BB-8, a beeping, free-rolling, orange and white ball of a droid from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” into a toy and theme park character.

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