Gigabot (Furby Fake)

Gigabot (ギガボット in Japanese) is a 1998 Furby fake which takes on the design and appearance of a robot. It was sold during 1999 by B/O Electronics and JSNY in the UK and in Japan.

Appearance[]

Gigabot is a Furby fake that has feet-like cups, two arms which move, and two antennas just like Robonagi and Bulinagi. Gigabot has a speaker on his tummy, with two bumps and a button. His beak looks like steel lips, and he has no eyebrows or eyelashes.

They have 3 holes above their eyes. One is an infrared receiver, the second one is an infrared sender, and the third one is another light. Gigabots can come in silver or gold, however, the golden version is only known to have been sold in Japan. Behind the Gigabot is an attached backpack; this is a feature it shares with Robonagi, but unlike a Robonagi's backpack, you cannot insert anything into a Gigabot's backpack. They also have a tilt mechanism, similar to original Furbys.

Speech[]

Robonagi makes sounds similar to that of a Gigabot's, however Gigabot croaks when speaking. Gigabot can also make a baseball music sound effect and a spring popping out sound effect once batteries are inserted into it.

Gigabot speaks its own variation of Furdish. Gigabot's language is referred to on the box and manual as simply "Gigabot".

Gigabot's Vocabulary With Translations[]

English	Gigabot
Again	Kah-kah
Big	Doh
Dance	Nah-loh
Eat	Ee-moh
Follow	Loo-mee
Fun	Dee-oh
Good	I-doh
Happy	Nee-lee
Help	Ee-loo
Hide	Hee-bye
Hug	Moh-loh
Hungry	O-toh
Kiss	Moh-toh
Like	Tah-lee
Me	Koh
No	Bee
Pet	Oo-moh
Please	Dee-mah
See/look	A-a
Sick	Woo-oh
Sing	Woo-too
Sleep	Woh-lah
Sorry	Ee-lee
Sound	Loo-kee
Stop	Boo
Very	Moo-moo
You	Ee-nye

Trivia[]

According to an AdoptaFurby member (click here), another Furby knockoff called Super Technoboy is said to have existed and to have been sold in the US. It was described as a Furby knockoff which looks like a Gigabot that has the eyes of a Robonagi. However, no information or pictures regarding this knockoff have been found.