The story is about a boy named Barney who is an outcast at school because he doesn't have a "Bebot," a robot that all the other kids have. Bebots are robots created by a company called Bubble that can do various tasks and help kids make friends. Barney's dad and grandmother buy him a Bebot, but it turns out to be defective and can't connect to the network.
Despite its flaws, Barney forms a strong bond with the robot, which he names Ron. Ron learns and adapts on its own, and Barney teaches it how to be a good friend. However, when Ron's existence is discovered by the company, they try to capture and destroy it.
Barney and Ron go on the run, and Ron eventually sacrifices its energy to save Barney's life. The company's director tries to use the Bebots to spy on children, but Ron's special code, which allows it to be a truly sincere friend, is discovered by Barney.
In the end, Barney and Ron's friendship inspires the company's new director, Mark, to change the company's vision and make the Bebots help children be happy. The movie ends with Barney and Ron's friendship showing the world what true friendship is, and Ron learning to obtain friendship from its schoolmates.
Here are the extracted key facts from the text:
1. The movie is about a boy named Barney who has a robot friend named Ron.
2. Ron is a defective robot that did not download its code, making it different from other robots.
3. Barney's friends tease him for not having a robot, but he eventually gets Ron from his dad and grandma.
4. Ron is special because it learned things on its own and had a unique personality.
5. The robots in the movie are called "bebots" and are made by a company called Bubble.
6. Mark, the mastermind of Bubble, created the bebots to replace mobile phones.
7. Barney and Ron become best friends, and Ron helps Barney in various situations.
8. The company Bubble wants to get rid of Ron because it thinks the robot is defective and will hurt sales.
9. Barney and Ron run away to the forest to escape the company.
10. Ron uses its last energy to save Barney when he falls ill.
11. The company Bubble uses the bebots to spy on children and control their behavior.
12. Barney and his family sneak into the Bubble company to find Ron's code and save him.
13. Mark, the creator of Ron, is fired by the company but helps Barney and his family.
14. Ron's code is special because it allows the robot to be a truly sincere friend.
15. Barney and Ron decide to share Ron's code with all the other bebots to make them better friends.
16. The director of Bubble resigns after being caught saying he hated children.
17. Mark becomes the new director of Bubble and vows to use the bebots to help children be happy.
18. The movie ends with Barney and Ron showing the world what true friendship is.