---
title: Robik
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Home Computer
origins:
- Ukraine
years:
- '1991'
cpus:
- Z80A russian clone
params:
  name: Robik
  image: /media/museum/photos/robik_russian-clone_1.jpg
  company: /companies/robik
  company_name: ROBIK
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: Robik
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: Robik
  - label: TYPE
    value: Home Computer
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: Ukraine
  - label: YEAR
    value: '1991'
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: Basic
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: QWERTY full-stroke keyboard, 55 keys. EDIT, SHIFT (x 3), RESET, DEL, arrow keys
  - label: CPU
    value: Z80A russian clone
  - label: SPEED
    value: 3,5 MHz
  - label: RAM
    value: 64 KB
  - label: VRAM
    value: 8 KB
  - label: ROM
    value: 16 KB
  - label: TEXT MODES
    value: 32 x 24
  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
    value: 256 x 192
  - label: COLORS
    value: '8'
  - label: SOUND
    value: Beeper, 1 channel
  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
    value: 4.5 Kg
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: RGB video output, Kempston joystick, Tape interface, Monitor video output
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: External power supply ?
  - label: PERIPHERALS
    value: Unknown
  - label: PRICE
    value: 1200 roubles (December 1991)
  tabs:
  - photos
  - links
  forum_thread: 757
  photos:
  - title: ROBIK COMPUTER
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/robik_above_2.jpg
  - title: KEYBOARD CLOSEUP
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/robik_keyboard_closeup.jpg
  - title: BOTTOM
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/robik_russian-clone_under.jpg
  - title: BACK LABEL
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/robik_back-label.jpg
  - title: REAR
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/robik_russian-clone_rear.jpg
  - title: CONNECTORS
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/robik_connectors.jpg
  - title: USER DOCUMENTATION
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/robik_russian-clone_doc.jpg
  - title: BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/robik_russian-clone_box.jpg
  - title: BOX DESIGN
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/robik_box-design.jpg
  links:
  - title: Clube do TK90X
    url: http://www.tk90x.com.br
    text: Brazilian site dedicated to the TK90 and other Microdigital systems
  - title: Here, you can buy several Didaktik models and peripherals.
    url: http://www.kompaktservis.cz
    text: Site in Czech language. Try e-mail
  - title: Home Computer Museum
    url: http://www.homecomputer.de/pages/f_sinclair.html
    text: Stephan has a lot of Spectrum clones with wonderful pictures
  - title: Home Computer Museum - Robik page
    url: http://www.homecomputer.de/pages/f_info.html?Robik.html
    text: Nice pictures including the mother board
  - title: Sinclair Nostalgia Products
    url: http://www.algonet.se/~rsm/zx/zxclones.html
    text: Impressive list of ZX Spectrum clones with useful infos
  - title: ZX LAND
    url: http://217.97.12.194/curious/Hardware/rules/zxland/
    text: Nice description of the Robik, with connectors pinouts, etc.
  - title: ZX Spectrum in the 21st Century
    url: http://tarjan.uw.hu/zxclones_en.htm
    text: Nice review of modern Spectrum clones
  related:
  - /museum/didaktik-gama
  - /museum/didaktik-kompakt
  - /museum/didaktik-m
  - /museum/microdigital-tk-90x
  - /museum/microdigital-tk-95
  - /museum/spica-ines
  oc_id: 776
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230607222416/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=776
    date: '2023-06-07'
---

The Robik was a russian [ZX Spectrum](/museum/sinclair-zx-spectrum/) clone. It was produced in Ukraine, in the city of Cherkasy.

It had 64KB RAM (shared with 16KB ROM) and independed 8KB video RAM (as real speccy, by the way). The keyboard was quite good (apparently) and quite complete. It had even switches to choose between latin and russian character fonts.

A Kempston interface was built in, with separate keys to emulate joystick, which was very convenient in programs that was not games and use the Kempston interface to control the cursor.

Some other advantages:\
\- CGA video output for professional monitors\
\- Standard tape interface\
\- TV RGB interface\
\- Ability to invert colors to use with some "strange" TV's and monitors\
\- Separate brightness regulators for R, G, B (bottom side)\
\- One system expansion slot on motherboard. In most cases user had to modify left side of the keyboard (making special hole). Otherwise expansion cards couldn't fit inside :(\
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Source : [ZX LAND 6.5](http://217.97.12.194/curious/Hardware/rules/zxland/) and **Maxim** from Russia

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