Patent 12001203 was granted and assigned to Sphero on June, 2024 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A self-propelled device includes a spherical housing and an internal drive system. The self-propelled device can further include an internal structure having a magnet holder that holds a first set of magnets and an external accessory comprising a second set of magnets to magnetically interact, through the spherical housing, with the first set magnets.