R.O.B. & Professor Hector

R.O.B. and Professor Hector are a pair of characters that appear in Kirby's Dream Land 3. R.O.B. originated as an accessory for the NES, and Professor Hector originated from the game Gyromite. They appear in the sixth level of Sand Canyon. Professor Hector wants Kirby to find the 5 parts of R.O.B., so that it may be reassembled. If Kirby find all 5 parts and obtains them in the right order, he will be rewarded with a Heart Star at the end of the level.

R.O.B. also appears alongside Kirby in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as an unlockable character.

R.O.B. stands for "Robotic Operating Buddy."