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Robo Machines may refer to: * Robo Machines (comics) * Robo Machines, a toyline also called Robo Machine See also * Machine Robo is a Japanese transforming robot toyline first released in 1982 by Popy, a division of Bandai, then later by Bandai proper. The franchise was marketed as Robo Machine in Europe and Machine Men in Australia. A large portion of these toys were expo ...

Robo Machines (comics)
''The Robo Machines'' was a British comic serial which ran in Eagle from 10 November 1984 to 27 July 1985. Although it was titled after the Bandai-owned Robo Machine toyline, it primarily used the Tonka-owned names of the Gobots (which were later incorporated into Hasbro's Transformers). The characterizations, however, were original, and the plot wildly diverges from the American-made ''Challenge of the GoBots''. Background In Europe, Bandai, rather than Tonka, distributed the action figures from the Robo Machine line, and with the ''Challenge of the Gobots'' cartoon yet to arrive in the UK, they engaged Fleetway Publishing to create a comic to help promote the line. Tom Tully, an experienced writer whose work included ''Roy of the Rovers'' and '' The Steel Claw'', would script the series. The art was initially handled by Mario Capaldi, with Kim Raymond taking over midway through the first of the two arcs. The comic was set in a different continuity to the Gobots cartoon, w ...
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Robo Machine
''Robo Machine'' was a European transforming robot toyline released by Bandai from 1982 to 1988. ''Robo Machines'' was a short-lived revival from late 1992 to 1993. The line was initially a European release of the ''Machine Robo'' line, before gradually becoming the counterpart to Tonka’s '' Gobots'' line. The line appeared in the UK, France and Germany, amongst others. Early years The line was initially a straight import of the ''Machine Robo'' line, with the ‘600 Series’ and other figures released on blister cards, and featuring the literal designations that adorned the Japanese toys. The toy codes were also retained, though the “MR” abbreviation was reversed as “RM”. The packaging of larger figures revealed a back story along the lines of the Japanese series, with the Machine Robo mecha being used to defend Earth from the alien Devil Invaders. The Battle Suits were also issued at this stage. GoBots In 1983, Tonka purchased the rights to distribute ''Machine Ro ...
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