The Tin Man: Book 1
Damian Harvey, Mark Oliver
Meet Crank and Al … robots on the run.
Al is taking Crank to the great recycling plant where, Al says, ‘Old useless robots go in and bright new robots come out.’
But Crank doesn’t want to be recycled.
Soon, he and Al are running for their lives. Can they escape the terrible Tin Man and reach the city of Robotika, where robots can be free …?
A refreshed cover look for this well-loved series, illustrated by the incomparable Mark Oliver. Read on with Tunnel Racers, Razorbites, Powerball, The Ghost Sea and Aquanauts.
Reviews

I thought it was good because the Tin Man comes into the town and throws a load of junk everywhere then Crank gets really annoyed because he's spent ten years making technology to clean the town.
Anonymous 19.08.2017

A good read can't wait to read book two!
Anonymous 03.08.2015