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McCoggins invents a robot designed to carry out ordinary jobs. Tommy and Tallulah cannot resist constantly ordering the machine to do one exciting thing after another, which overloads the device. The overload dramatically causes it to short‑circuit and run riot.

Robot Time is a television programme presented as a single episode. It falls under the broader category of a programme and is billed as an episode‑style instalment, meaning viewers get a self‑contained story rather than an ongoing series. The title hints at a focus on machinery and the ways it can be employed, setting the stage for a light‑hearted narrative. In this particular instalment, the character McCoggins devises a robot whose primary purpose is to handle ordinary jobs. However, the youngsters Tommy and Tallulah quickly discover that the machine can do more than just the mundane. They can’t resist prompting the robot to perform one thrilling stunt after another, pushing it well beyond its intended duties. Their constant demands turn the robot’s routine work into a string of exciting, and increasingly demanding, tasks. The relentless barrage of orders eventually overloads the device. The robot begins to short‑circuit, and its behaviour spirals out of control, leading it to run riot. What started as a helpful invention ends up causing chaos, illustrating how a well‑meaning creation can go awry when it’s repeatedly asked to do more than it was designed for.