Robest Yong was born and raised in Georgetown, Penang. He went on to become a technician with a Japanese company from 1976 to 1989 before he resigned and venture into business. In 1991, he patented a machine to make rubber stamp faster which only takes five minutes when compared to the plaster molds method which can take weeks to make a rubber stamp. He brought the invention to Geneva International Invention Exhibition, Switzerland and won a gold medal. He received 100 orders immediately after the exhibition. The machine cost around RM 3,800 and was marketed in Russia, Japan, the United States, and Africa.
