Transformers and Gobots have a fairly similar history, which makes sense given their concepts. Gobots was made by Tonka, but the toys were derived from Bandai and Popy's Machine Robo. Likewise ...

Bandai's Machine Robo line might've been late ... dominated international markets for generations. Most prescient to Transformers, though, is its GoBots connection. Tonka brought Machine Robo ...