At a glance:

Client: Sphero

Product: Original Sphero Robotic Ball

Sector: Consumer Goods, Retail products, Educational Toys, Robotics, and App Enabled Devices

Services: Regulatory Compliance and Supply Chain Review

Summary:

Challenge: Sphero’s first product was an instant hit in the app enabled hardware space with their revolutionary robotic, educational toy. After the initial launch in the United States, Sphero was ready to expand globally and brought RDS on to obtain regulatory compliance for multiple countries throughout Asia, Europe and Australasia. As a Bluetooth controlled device, not all countries have the same requirements to meet their version of FCC(US) radio frequency interference.

Approach: Using our experience with launching Bluetooth products, RDS fully understood how to best approach the problem and developed a comprehensive plan and schedule to meet Sphero’s goals. We then worked with the appropriate third party testing labs to make sure this process was completed smoothly.

Outcome: RDS successfully moved through each step of the process, meeting both the budget and timeline goals. After completion of the certification process, Sphero also asked us to provide alternative quotes to their incumbent supplier. We were also able to highlight areas of savings for Sphero.