Republic of Ireland striker Robinson scored twice to lift the Bluebirds into third place in League One, but insists it can act a springboard for the remainder of the season.
Robinson opened and closed the scoring at Cardiff City Stadium, taking his tally to five goals in six games.
His 71st-minute strike – his second in as many minutes for the home side – sealed victory in a breathless encounter that saw Cardiff twice surrender the lead before finishing on top.
The 29-year-old forward admitted it was vital to respond to recent defeats and rediscover Cardiff’s home rhythm.
“We had to get back on track after losing to Bradford and Burton and get our home form back to where it was. Hopefully we can kick on again after the international break,” said Robinson.
“We had a tricky 10–15 minutes from the start of the second half and the younger lads will learn a lot from these moments throughout the season.”
Cardiff had been staring at a third straight home loss after Dom Ballard’s superb strike gave Orient a 3–2 lead just after the hour mark.
But manager Brian Barry-Murphy’s triple substitution proved decisive.
Within minutes, substitute Yousef Salech headed home from a Ruben Colwill cross to make it 3–3, and moments later Ronan Kpakio’s delivery found Robinson to tuck away the winner.
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Earlier, Robinson had put Cardiff ahead on 20 minutes with a composed finish before Aaron Connolly equalised.
A powerful solo run and finish from Dylan Lawlor restored the lead, only for Idris El Mizouni to level again before the break.
Barry-Murphy was pleased with the attacking resilience but less so with the defensive display, describing parts of the first half as “high risk” and “anxious.”
“If that is a sign of things to come at Cardiff City Stadium then it’s not going to be a dull ride. I felt strongly throughout the first half we misinterpretated what we needed from the game,” said the Bluebirds boss.
“We played a lot of short passes near our goal and put ourselves under a lot of pressure against a team that we’d identified as being aggressive in their press. We conceded a record number of turnovers since we have been together.
“That led to Aaron Connolly going through to score and it was pretty high-risk stuff from us when it didn’t need to be. We didn’t interpret how to get the ball forward more quickly and how to play longer passes.
“The overriding feeling is one of immense pride from the second half. It’s a difficult experience when you give away goals like we did.
“Their second goal was crazy with multiple ricochets and deflections. That was down to some anxiety in our game.
“You saw us at our most dangerous when we flooded forward and attacked in wide areas. There are a lot of things we can learn defensively.”
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While Barry-Murphy focused on tightening up at the back, Robinson’s view was that the three points mattered most.
The forward hopes the victory – Cardiff’s first in three games – can act as a turning point heading into the international break.
The win was also a reminder of Cardiff’s attacking potential, with four different players involved in goals and the substitutes making an instant impact.
Barry-Murphy’s side now sit just two points off the automatic promotion places and have scored in every home game this season.
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For visiting boss Richie Wellens, however, the outcome was tough to take after his side created the majority of chances and led midway through the second half.
“They had five shots on target and scored with four of them. I don’t really know what to say because I thought we were the better team by a mile,” said Wellens.
“If we’d have walked away having scored eight or nine goals I don’t think they could have had any complaints. They have good players at the top end of the pitch, but the goals were so poor.
“They’ve got away with one today and no other team will come here and have 26 shots on goal and have more ball than them. That’s what leaves a sour taste in the mouth.”
