Bin Bots

Bin Bots are collectible creatures for your weevil to obtain in Bin Weevils. Each Bin Bot has its own personality, backstory and unique design. You can get a mystery Bin Bot from the Claw Machine and mix potion bottles to get them from the Bin Bot Maker, both machines found at Lab's Lab and invented by the scientist Lab.

Bin Bots were first introduced in October 2012 along with the Bin Bots Portal and Claw Machine at Lab's Lab. In August 2013, Series 2 of Bin Bots were released in stores and the Bin Bot Maker opened outside Lab's Lab, allowing weevils to collect new Bin Bots through daily potion bottle combinations. There are over 24 Bin Bots to collect.

In addition, Bin Bot figures were sold in stores throughout the United Kingdom for players to collect with Bin Bot blind bags. Once collected, players could obtain exclusive collectable items for their nest and a mystery Bin Bot. Each blind bag came with a collectors card featuring special online code. There has been over 7100000 Bin Bots collected and purchased online since their arrival in 2012.

The Claw Machine is a feature located at Lab's Lab outside Lab's Laboratory. It is the location where players purchase a randomly generated Bin Bot mystery box. t has a 50,000 x magnification viewing glass to spot the microscopic critters. The grabbing claw has rubber tips to protect tiny Bin Bots. The powerful magnifying glass required to see the Bin Bots boxes is an amazing gadget built by Lab's inventor hero - Dosh's great-uncle Slosh. Obtaining a mystery microscopic Bin Bot costs 18 Dosh and grants you 200 XP at the Claw Machine.

After purchasing a mystery box, the Claw Machine will randomly pick up a mystery Bin Bot box for you. The mystery box will slowly open revealing the microscopic Bin Bots you have collected and trivia about the Bin Bot. The Bin Bot is then sent you to the Bin Bots Portal and can be played in a special microscopic world with zoom in features. Bin Tycoons can trade and swap microscopic Bin Bots to complete their collections with other players in the Bin Bot Portal. Several Bin Bots are rarer to obtain than others. You can earn rare Bin Bots from the Tink's Blocks mobile application. You can view your Bin Bot collections from your Bin Bots Portal inside your nest hall.

The Bin Bot Maker houses three stations for creating daily special combination potions located at Lab's Lab outside Lab's Laboratory. Once you have completed your potion combinations you can pick a time to wait. The Bin Bot Maker works by mixing combinations of potions together. The longer the wait the more chance of obtaining a rare Bin Bot. Bin Tycoons have the benefit of creating more potions to create rarer Bin Bots. Bin Tycoons get more daily potions and can have two experiments on the go at once. They can use the Tycoon Bin Bot Maker with exclusive sets of potion bottles. After a potion is ready, the Bin Bot you have created will be revealed with trivia about it. The Bin Bot is then sent you to the Bin Bots Portal for you to collect.

Origin[]

Taken from the Bin Bots Origin story:

Clott hadn’t even set foot in Lab’s Lab yet when he caused the disaster he was still standing at the window. He had brought Lab some Dirt Doughnuts to make up for yesterday, when he’d accidentally set off a Mega-Whoosh Cannon and blown a hole through Lab’s roof. “Yoo hoo!” Clott shouted. “Lab! Come see what I’ve got! You can’t be mad at me anymore!”. As it turns out, Lab was just in the middle of a particularly delicate experiment. “Not now, Clott!” he muttered. He stormed toward the window to tell Clott that no matter what he’d brought, he was still banned from the laboratory for today. But just as Lab turned around, his white smock got caught on the edge of the worktop, knocking over his beaker, shattering all the test tubes and spilling four different potions into an enormous mess!

The strange mixture immediately started to sizzle and bubble. “Uh-oh, that doesn’t look good,” said Lab. “That’s gonna be one big explosion! And I’ve only just repaired the roof!”. Suddenly, he had a brilliant idea. He grabbed his shrink-ray and pointed it at the sizzling, foaming goo. ZZZ-ZZZAP! He fired it in a wide circle, shrinking his desk and everything around it just as the mixture exploded. Bits and pieces went flying around the room, but the explosion was tiny and the laboratory roof stayed in place (thank goodness!)

Lab brushed himself off and looked around. The room was nearly empty – everything that hadn’t exploded into bits had shrunk to a minuscule size! Sighing, he went to get his magnifying glass to see if he could find the notebook that had been sitting on the desk – there were some very important notes in there! “Lab! Don’t you want your Dirt Doughnuts?” Clott shouted from outside.

On his hands and knees, Lab crawled along the workshop floor, looking for the remains of his desk. He moved his magnifying glass around slowly, careful not to crush anything in his path Suddenly, he saw something moving. He took a closer look with his magnifying glass. “My robots!” he gasped. He was looking at a pair of robots he’d started building months ago. They’d never worked, but something about the explosion and the shrink-ray must have brought them to life. “How remarkable!” Further along the floor, Lab found the super-cleaner-bot he’d been making to help him clean up the lab. It was busily pushing its broom around, collecting some tiny motes of dust. Incredible! But then he moved his magnifying glass over a little, and things got stranger. He spied a tiny version of his spare bed, kept in his workshop for nights when he had to keep watch over his experiments. Now the bed was moving, too! What in the Bin was going on??

Next, Lab looked closer at some of the goo that had resulted from his potion mix-up. The mixture had exploded, sure enough, but some slimy bubbles were left dripping among the broken test tubes…and there were some small creatures crawling out! One was moving incredibly slowly, so slowly that he missed seeing it at first. But the other one was moving mega-fast and seemed to be munching on some of the wood splinters from his broken worktop. Fascinated by what he was seeing, Lab almost forgot he was looking for his notebook. Now, where was it… It had been on the left side of his desk, leaning against the box where he kept lots of spare robot parts. If only he could find that box, the notebook couldn’t be very far... Aha!

There it was! The box was now so small it had almost fallen down a crack in the floor. And, incredibly, there were two mismatched robots climbing out of it! Now, what else had been on his desk? There had been a blue potion jar and the gift that he was making for his friend Flam – the Bin Weevil who wished so much to fly. He’d been tinkering with a set of wings to give to Flam for her birthday. He squinted into his magnifying glass. There were the wings, so very tiny now, and they were attached to a beautiful, delicate little creature! The contents of the blue potion jar also appeared to have changed…

He must be getting very close to finding that notebook now. Next to the broken remnants of his test tubes, Lab found the petri dish where he’d been doing some Mulch experiments. Could it be that the Mulch slime had also…come to life?! And what on earth was that over there? Was that…his trash bin? Lab sat down on the floor in amazement. His lab was destroyed again, true…but what had happened was truly extraordinary! There was no doubt about it – these Bin Bots were the most amazing of all Lab’s creations! If only he could replicate this experiment, then surely he could make more. Yes! He could make many, many more of these astonishing creatures! He would have to get to work and build them a brilliant home, then find a way to share this discovery with everyone. But first, there were some Dirt Doughnuts waiting to be shared. Lab ran to his window and invited Clott to come inside.

Series 1[]

Bin Bot	Description	Likes/Dislikes
Brainless Bot	These buckets of bolts are clumsy, topsy-turvy walking disasters. You'll have loads of fun with these Bots... and loads of mess to tidy up too!	Likes: Playing hide-and-seek Dislikes: Things that go bump in the night (even though it's usually them!).
Flutter Bug	They adore everything and absolutely everybody and are always in a cheery mood. Colourful things are their special favourites - but they love lots of shiny things, too!	Likes: Rainbows and strawberries Dislikes: Loud noises
Munch Bug	These crazy critters chew on everything from bubblegum to bricks and their time chompers are super-sharp. Don't let them loose near Tum's Diner!	Likes: Cardboard boxes - especially for breakfast! Dislikes: Getting stuck in cardboard boxes!
Sweep Bot	These super-swift neat freaks never miss a spot - it's like dust goes running the moment they come near! Don't get between them and a mess!	Likes: Mirrors and doorknobs (shiny and clean only!) Dislikes: Evil piles of dust.
Hug Bug	Soft, cuddly and very, very strong, their huggy grip is next to unbreakable. Once one of them has you in its grasp, it wont be easy to squirm free!	Likes: Fluffy pillows and bouncy castles. Dislikes: The dark.
Barf Bot	Always dripping with lots of ooze and slime, these slippery little guys are one of the most yuck-tastic Bots you can collect.	Likes: Swamp Water Slushies and mud pies. Dislikes: Mouthwash.
Slug Bug	Not ones to feel the need for speed, Slug Bugs would give Kip a run for his money in a lazy race. Nothing can make these Bin Bugs rush!	Likes: Saturday afternoons. Dislikes: Races.
Garbage Bot	These cheery rolling litter-collectors happily gobble up any loose rubbish. A bit stinky but definitely efficient!	Likes: Banana peels and apple cores. Dislikes: Mucky mess.
Fire Bot	You don't want to get these guys angry - they've got a hot temper on them and it doesn't take much for them to unleash it!	Likes: Power cuts (they make great candles!). Dislikes: Going swimming.
Mulch Mite	These tricksters will never pass up a chance to play a prank or have a laugh. Staying out of trouble is just not an option for them, so they can be quite a handful!	Likes: Whoopee cushions. Dislikes: Having tricks played on them.
Ice Bot	These Bin Bots are super cool - literally! If your Slime Smoothie has a bit of crust, it's probably because one of these sub-zero Bots is nearby!	Likes: Icicle duels and snowball fights. Dislikes: Hot days at the beach.
Bed Bug	Bed Bugs are constant daydreamers, and it can be hard to attract their attention when they're off in space. But don't be fooled, they're whip-smart and witty!	Likes: Poetry (even Ink's). Dislikes: Being sat on!

Series 2[]

Bin Bot	Description
Firefly	Super-speedy, the Firefly Bots can move so fast that they actually catch fire! Careful, though... they're cheeky and like to brag.
Minox	These oddballs like to appear mysterious. Their one eye has great distance vision, so they always know what's happening even when they're far away.
Bunny Bot	The bunnies can deliver a super-powered kick with their enormous feet, and can jump really high off the ground. Their saucer-wide eyes don't miss a thing!
Hamma Bird	The Hamma Birds love to bop around to a beat, and their odd, extendable legs really let them bust a move. They've even been known to rap!
Trizer	This lot never take a day off and love nothing better than to work. They're stubborn and don't move out of the way for anyone if they've got a job to do.
Loady Bug	High-spirited, hard-working and always positive, these serious Bots believe in many impossible things, and never get discouraged by a difficult job!
Octopuss	Eight times the trouble! Don't let their adorable little faces fool you, because these kitties are full of mischief and tricks. If you see one nearby, don't turn your back!
Snuffle Bee	The loud, buzzing Snuffle Bee Bots move around in packs. They might seem scary, but they're actually very friendly!
Bronco	These fur balls are goofy, daring and crazily brave. Maybe that's because they think they're cowboys...
Bow Beep	These trendy Bots just love to look good and show off their big, fashionable bows. They can't help looking at their reflections in the mirror!
Rockilla	These Bin Bots could do with some anger management classes! Whenever they get grumpy, they release their feelings by pounding rocks into bits!
Stilt Jig	They know a little something about magic, and they make strange things happen whenever they're around. They also like to wear funny shoes and walk around on stilts!

Animations[]

Unreleased[]

Chimpire
Gloomicorn
Bacon Bee
Raskle
Flutternut
Hootree
G-Wow
Crab Shack
Spanna Bird
Strolly
Raptor Rox Stealth
Creepy Creep
Corni
Rooster
Empire Ape
Coach
Heli Bee
Slipper Slug
Stealth
Spanner Bird
T-Rex
Volco
99 Snail
Tash Bot
Toastier
Hatchest
Prairie
Wade
Tip Trap
Lisle
Wingnut
Roobot
Skippy
StiltChimp
Bounder
Tubby
Thunder Bug
Raskle
Teadz
Bullrock

Trivia[]

Bin Bots were invented by the scientist Lab. They were first announced in June 2012 when the portal inside nest halls became the Bin Bots Portal. When clicked on, it played a short animation advertising the future arrival of Bin Bots.
Shortly after, the backstory of the Bin Bots their introduction to the game started to be revealed in different story chapters. Every once in a while, a new chapter in the story would be revealed in the Bin Bots Portal. This story is titled 'The Origins of Bin Bots'. When the story concluded, Bin Bots were finally added after great anticipation. The Claw Machine opened at Lab's Lab where weevils could expand their Bin Bot collection and obtain a mystery Bin Bot.
Bin Bots were originally sold for 10 Dosh coins. This price was later increased in 2014 to 18 Dosh. In December 2012, a swapping feature was added where Bin Tycoons could trade Bin Bots with other collectors.
A Golden Bin Bot was hidden in blind bags in major UK stores. This campaign resulted in several ''Mulch Millionaire'' winners. In addition to earning the Mulch, winners who found the Golden Bin Bot would be supersized in-game for a week.
In August 2013, Series 2 of Bin Bots arrived introducing a new collection of Bin Bots for weevils to collect. Shortly after the Bin Bot Maker arrived at Lab's Lab and Bin Bot Portals received major design change. Bin Bot potion combinations were launched along with the update. Bin Tycoons can get more daily potions at the Bin Bot Maker and can even have two experiments on the go at once. They can use the Tycoon Bin Bot Maker with exclusive sets of potion bottles.
Series 2 Bin Bot collectable figures unlocked exclusive collectable Bin Bot Trophies. Each Bin Bot had a rare trophy players could collect and display in their nest rooms.
The Find The Bin Bots attraction opened at the Summer Fair featuring the Bin Bots creatures. At the end of the game you earn rounds of Tokens, the fairground currency. The SWS Case File Micro Mayhem was the first SWS mission arc to feature Bin Bots.
Series 3 of Bin Bots were planned for release in winter 2013. In early 2014, an upcoming series of Bin Bots from the Bin's past were announced in the Bin Weevils Magazine. This concluded with the discovery of Lab's Time Machine. They were later featured in magazine pages throughout early 2014. The release of Series 3 was likely planned but discontinued due to the growing focus on the development of Farm Craft. Many of the planned Series 3 Bin Bot designs and personalities are 'helpers' and 'crafters' in Farm Craft along with Series 1 and Series 2 Bin Bots.
As of September 2020, there has been over 7100000 Claw Machine and Bin Bot Maker Bin Bots collected and purchased at Lab's Lab.

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