Marbo the Interactive Robot is a 2012 Furby fake that looks like a penguin.
Features[]
Marbo has voice recognition like a 2005 Furby, and an app for Android and iOS. Marbo seems to be made of plastic and has no fur covering. Marbo has buttons on its stomach and LCD eyes with animations in them. This fake can repeat your voice. Its eyes can change color. It can communicate with others Marbos. Marbo has an on/off switch unlike a Furby. It comes in a variety of colors including: pink, blue, purple, green, and black. The black version of Marbo was exclusive to Spain.
Companies Marbo was distributed by[]
- Lexibook (US and UK)
- Readboy (Indonesia)
- Basall (Brazil)
- Juguetrónica (Spain)
- Shenzhen Artec Cultrue Technology Co., Ltd.
Voice commands[]
- Hello.
- How are you?
- Nice to meet you.
- What do you want to eat?
- Dance for me.
- Happy Birthday.
- I love you.
- Sing me a song.
- What's your name?
- You are lovely.
- Can you swim?
- Where are you from?
- Kiss me.
- Tell me a story.
- How old are you?
IR helicopter version[]
An IR helicopter with a figure that resembles Marbo exists, it's unknown what company made it though. It has two variations: blue and pink. The character on the box resembles Mega Man.
Trivia[]
- Instead of singing a short part of the song Ievan Polkka, the Indonesian version of Marbo sings a short version of Butterfly by Smile.DK.
- There is also a version that plays Odorou Ponponkurin
- Jungletac, the company that made Marbo The Interactive Robot, also made bootleg games and Famiclones.
- When purchasing a Marbo from RBShop, you could recieve a Marbo pillow with your purchase and a gift voucher.
- During Readboy Shops advertisement for Marbo, a little girl is seen opening Hibou's app on an Tablet instead of Marbo's app.
- At Kids Time's 7th International trades fair in Kielce, Poland there were two mascots of Marbo. People could hug them or have photos taken with them.
- The U.K. version of Marbo claims to be 5 years old, whilst the brazilian version claims to be 3 years old.
- Marbo is recharged trough a micro usb cable. When the toy is plugged in, an red LED light lights up and it changes to blue after the full charge.
Gallery[]
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Marbo Seagle - more interactions
Videos[]