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Robert the robot
3 FACTS: Launched in 1954 by Ideal Toy Corporation. It moved and talked with a battery. It was the first plastic robotic toy. https://ingeniumcanada.org/channel/articles/i-am-robert-robot-mechanical-man-drive-me-and-steer-me-wherever-you-can-a-little Debuted in 1954. It was also featured in a Life magazine advertisement in November 1954.