I have always loved robots that I dreamed of building my own cute robot, something like the C-3PO or R2-D2 in Star Wars. It would be really cool if I could build a robot that can talk, sing, dance and perform simple tasks 😀 And here comes the good news! Building my own robot is no longer just a dream as Robi has arrived in Malaysia, all the way from Japan! *drum rolls* Incorporating cutting-edge robotics technology from Japan, Robi has become the bestselling humanoid robot worldwide. Robi is a fusion of sophisticated design and advanced Japanese technology that was designed to provide interactive companionship with the entire family. When I first met him, I was super excited and very eager to play with him. Robi is the first robot I built from scratch and interacted with. He’s cute, cool and smart! Aiden got very excited when he saw Robi and shouted “Cute!” Robi is really a smart robot as he can talk, sing, dance and control selected household appliances. He can even express his emotions through the colour of his eyes. Robi has an extensive vocabulary of more than 250 phrases, providing a deep level of interaction between humans and robots. Besides speaking in English, Bahasa and Chinese, the specially designed Malaysian version of Robi has also been programmed to speak some Manglish phrases. Woohoo, Robi can dance!!! It’s so fun to watch how Robi dance to the rhythm of music. BUILD YOUR OWN ROBI The fun part of it all is that you get to build your own ROBI! To build your own Robi, you just have to purchase the weekly educational magazine Robi. Each issue comes with a copy of the magazine and different parts of Robi with detailed pictorial instructions to assist with assembly. After 70 issues, you would have built your own Robi! I tried assembling with Aiden and I must say, it’s pretty easy to assemble. All you ever need is a screwdriver and that’s provided for free in Issue #02. Overall, Robi is a fun project for families or robot enthusiasts to work on. It’s a fun family bonding activity. At the same time, Aiden also got to learn about robots and how to build them. He seems pretty interested and who knows right, he might take up engineering as his major...