diff --git a/Pixi/Robots/RobotCommands.cs b/Pixi/Robots/RobotCommands.cs
index bfa9e06..279bc0c 100644
--- a/Pixi/Robots/RobotCommands.cs
+++ b/Pixi/Robots/RobotCommands.cs
@@ -126,13 +126,36 @@ namespace Pixi.Robots
 			timer.Stop();
 			Logging.MetaLog($"Completed API calls in {timer.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms");
             float3 position = new Player(PlayerType.Local).Position;
-            position.y += (float)blockSize;
+			position.y += (float)(blockSize * CubeSize * 3); // 3 is roughly the max height of any cube in RC
             CubeInfo[] cubes = CubeUtility.ParseCubes(robot);
+			// move origin closer to player (since bots are rarely built at the garage bay origin)
+			if (cubes.Length == 0)
+			{
+				Logging.CommandLogError($"Robot data contains no cubes");
+				return;
+			}
+			float3 minPosition = cubes[0].position;
+			for (int c = 0; c < cubes.Length; c++)
+			{
+				float3 cubePos = cubes[c].position;
+				if (cubePos.x < minPosition.x)
+				{
+					minPosition.x = cubePos.x;
+				}
+				if (cubePos.y < minPosition.y)
+                {
+					minPosition.y = cubePos.y;
+                }
+				if (cubePos.z < minPosition.z)
+                {
+					minPosition.z = cubePos.z;
+                }
+			}
 			Block[][] blocks = new Block[cubes.Length][];
             for (int c = 0; c < cubes.Length; c++) // sometimes I wish this were C++
             {
 				CubeInfo cube = cubes[c];
-                float3 realPosition = (cube.position * (float)blockSize * CubeSize) + position;
+				float3 realPosition = ((cube.position - minPosition) * (float)blockSize * CubeSize) + position;
                 if (cube.block == BlockIDs.TextBlock && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(cube.name))
                 {
                     // TextBlock block ID means it's a placeholder
@@ -143,6 +166,7 @@ namespace Pixi.Robots
                     blocks[c] = new Block[] { Block.PlaceNew(cube.block, realPosition, cube.rotation, cube.color, cube.darkness, CubeSize) };
                 }
 			}
+			int blockCount = 0;
 			for (int c = 0; c < cubes.Length; c++)
             {
 				CubeInfo cube = cubes[c];
@@ -152,8 +176,9 @@ namespace Pixi.Robots
 					//Logging.MetaLog($"Block is {blocks[c][0].Type} and was placed as {cube.block}");
 					blocks[c][0].Specialise<TextBlock>().Text = cube.name;
                 }
+				blockCount += blocks[c].Length;
             }
-            Logging.CommandLog($"Placed {robot.name} by {robot.addedByDisplayName} ({cubes.Length} cubes) beside you");
+			Logging.CommandLog($"Placed {robot.name} by {robot.addedByDisplayName} beside you ({cubes.Length}RC -> {blockCount}GC)");
 		}
 
         private static void DumpBlockStructure(string filename)