Meccano robot at London Toy Fair marketed at 'boys 8+'

But Ben Varadi, vice president of Meccano owner Spin Master, said 'anybody who is into exploration, creativity, building and love of engineering' will enjoy the robot The robot is four-foot high, has more than 500 parts and an uncanny resemblance to Johnny 5 from the 1980s hit film Short Circuit. It can do a jerky hip-hop dance, tell jokes and help children learn coding. But the Meccanoid, Meccano's latest toy for the smartphone generation, will mostly be marketed to boys.