One of the first robots name was Elektro and his dog's name was Sparko.

They appeared at the New York World's Fair in 1939. While plugged in, Elektro could say 77 words and move backwards and forwards.

When did the first robot appear?

In the 1920's, Karl Capek from Czechoslovakia introduced the world's first robot on stage. His play was entitled "Rossum's Universal Robots." The theme of the play was robots controlling humans in society.

Although he introduced the idea of robots, Karl Capek was skeptical about how much of an impact robots could have. He rejected all suggestions that a robot could ever replace a human being, or have feelings such as love or rebellion.

Where did the word robot come from?

The word "robot," a Czech term for forced labour or serf, was also introduced by a Capek.

Karl was wondering what to call the "artificial workers" in his play, and he thought they should be called "labori." His brother didn't like that idea, and muttered that they should be called "robots." Then, the term "robot" was born.

The Climb@Tron looks like one of those old wind up toys, however it’s a tad more advanced. It defies gravity!

The original window-climbing robot, Climb@Tron REX (Robot EXplorer) scoffs at the forces of gravity, using suction cups built into its feet to climb up, down, around, even upside down smooth surfaces like windows, mirrors, and metal file cabinets!

This climber defies gravity and provide hours of imaginative play!

Using a powerful vacuum suction system, the Climb@Tron R.E.X. easily scales smooth surfaces like glass, mirrors, and metal file cabinets with its retractable suction-cup feet! Fun to watch - get two are see which one climbs faster!

It has suckers for feet so it is able to walk up smooth vertical surfaces and when it gets to the top it, errr, walks back down, exciting or what!

Fun to play with and watch it climb vertically - get two to race and see which one climbs faster!