Of course Botbots count... they are produced and released by Hasbro as Transformers(r) toys, and are exactly like Micromasters - about the same size, and have Earthen alt-modes. (some Botbots may look like Happy Meal toys, but the reason why fastfood meal toys don't count is because they aren't sold by Hasbro... and often aren't produced by Hasbro either)

Also, if Botbots had been named and coloured to resemble existing Transformers characters, this question wouldn't have even be asked. (Micromasters were almost all original characters too, so that isn't a reason either)