ROYBI Robot

Price: $299.95 (approx. £215) www.roybirobot.com

ROYBI is an educational robot that helps children with a whole host of subjects, such as maths, science, literature and language. The companion app allows parents to set out weekly lessons and check progress remotely. ROYBI can recognise a child through its face detection and voice recognition to begin conservations or start a lesson. This compact robot lasts around eight hours once charged and is drop resistant, allowing time to learn and play.