Robot Characters
Robots are the archetype children draw with the most engineering and the least personality, which makes them the most fun to develop. A robot built for exactly one task, and not quite good at it, is a character almost immediately.
Making a robot into a character
One job it was built for
Sorting socks, watering plants, remembering birthdays. Narrow is better.
A fault it has developed
The gap between what it was built for and what it now does is where the story lives.
How it talks
Very formal, or only in questions, or too loudly. A speech pattern is the fastest way to a personality.
What it is made of
Children usually draw this in detail — kitchen parts, cardboard, scrap. Keep it.
Questions to ask your child about their drawing
- What was your robot built to do?
- What does it do wrong?
- How does it talk?
- What is it made of?
- Who built it?
Common questions
- Can the robot talk to my child?
- Yes — Talk to Avatar lets a child hold a conversation with their own character. It is a paid-plan feature.