# class_var_methods.rb class Robot def initialize if defined?(@@robot_count) @@robot_count += 1 else @@robot_count = 1 end end def self.robots_created @@robot_count end end r1 = Robot.new r2 = Robot.new puts "Created #{Robot.robots_created} robots" r3, r4, r5 = Robot.new, Robot.new, Robot.new puts "Created #{Robot.robots_created} robots"