HighTechScience.org Robot Collection


Robby the Robot	B9 Lost in Space Robot	R2D2

We will be exhibiting these & other robots
at our Science & Technology Centers as well
as schools, museums and science expo's, etc.
with the hope that they will inspire everyone
that views them... young & old.

June Lockhart & Bob May visit our robots at the South Florida Science Museum . Click Here for Info & Pictures
June Lockhart	Bob May (the Robot)

Robby the Robot has been in
dozens of movies & television shows.
He made his debut in 1956 as the
star of the classic Sci-Fi movie
"Forbidden Planet".

*Robby the Robot Spec's*
Height	7'2"
Temperature Control	44 Head Mounted Cooling Fins
Balance	Gyroscopic Stabilizers
Main Power	Krell Energy

The "Lost in Space Robot" also
known as the B9, was in one of televisions greatest Sci-Fi series.
The B9 robot was in every episode
of the series which lasted 3 seasons.

*B9 Robot Spec's*
Height	6'8"
Weight	550 Lbs. on Earth Zero in Space
Mission	Analysis of Alpha Centauri
Main Power	Battery Pack

Robby and the "B9" robot were
both designed by Robert Kinoshita.

The B9 Robot was created for Irwin Allen's 1965 TV series "Lost in Space.

Robby the Robot was made for MGM Studios in 1955
for the movie "Forbidden Planet" at a cost of $125,000.00

*Robby the Robot's TV & Movie Credits:*
Movies	TV Shows
Forbidden Planet (1956) The Invisible Boy (1958) Hollywood Boulevard (1976) Gremlins (1984) Cherry 2000 (1987) Earth Girls Are Easy (1988) Looney Tunes Back in Action (2003)	Perry Como Show The Thin Man Gale Storm TV Show The Twilight Zone Lost in Space (2 Episodes) The Addams Family Merv Griffin Show Amer.Fun.Home Videos	Columbo The Love Boat Clueless Ark II Mork & Mindy Ripper Savage Gilligan's Island Metal Mickey
In 2004, Robby the Robot was inducted into the Robot Hall of Fame. In 2005 he appeared along with the B9 (Lost in Space robot) in a television commercial for an Australian bank. Robby's voice was provided by Marvin Miller who did over 100 projects.

The "Lost in Space" B9 Robot was mostly used in the Irwin Allen TV series and several specials. Robby however has made numerous appearances over the years in several movies and TV shows.

In 1960, the "Lost in Space" Robot cost the TV Studio $75,000 to create and weighs upwards of 200 pounds; 2 Robot suits were created for the show. For the first three episodes, movement was accomplished by an actor walking inside the Robot. This became too difficult, so whenever a scene required movement, an actor would carry the upper portion of the Robot on his back and the director would shoot the action from the Robot's legs up. Sometimes tracks were laid down and the entire Robot was manually pulled by workers off-camera.

The voice of the "Lost in
Space" Robot was provided
by Dick Tufeld, a popular
freelance announcer in
Hollywood. Mr. Tufeld also
did the Robot’s voice for the
feature film version of Lost
in Space released in 1998.

Through a special arrangement with B9 Creations, we were able to get
Mr. Tufeld to record customized lines and phrases for our B9 Robot.

	The actor inside the robot costume was Bob May, a former stuntman and dancer for Warner Brothers Pictures. In addition to Lost in Space, Mr. May has performed in hundreds of projects for both the movies and TV. He started his career in 1941. May worked with his family playing theaters, nightclubs, and hotel supper clubs all over the world. Click Here for Bob May's Web Site
Click Here to see Bob at the South Florida Science Museum

Our Robots at the South Florida Science Museum

HighTechScience.org has been able to acquire phenomenal
replica’s of the most famous Sci-Fi robots of all time:
"R2D2", Robby the Robot" & the "B9 Lost in Space Robot".
* See below *

We will be exhibiting these & other robots at our
Science & Technology Centers as well as schools,
museums, science expo's, etc. with the hope that they
will inspire everyone that views them... young & old.

Our Robot Collection Has Been Highlighted On Television, Newspapers and Magazine Articles.
Click Here for Articles & News Stories

Below are pictures of the robots from their many appearances

From: "The Invisible Boy"

From: "Lost in Space"

Original Movie Poster from: "Forbidden Planet"... Robby's debut

From: "Forbidden Planet"

From: "Lost in Space"

Both Robots appeared on the "Lost in Space" Sci-Fi Television Series

From: "The Invisible Boy"

From: "Forbidden Planet"

From: "Lost in Space" Sci-Fi Television Series

* Attention Hobbyists!!!

Get a full size B9 Lost in Space Robot from B9 Creations

You can also buy your own "Robby the Robot" starting at $16,000.00 directly from Fred Barton Productions

Fred Barton was commissioned to restore both the original "Forbidden Planet" “Robby the Robot” and the original ”B9” “Lost in Space” robot. In 1997 Fred Barton Productions, Inc. obtained the exclusive license from Turner Entertainment Co. to manufacture museum-quality Robby's retooled from the original robot. His Robots are handmade, 100% accurate, and exquisitely detailed.

The Robots produced by Mr. Barton are more than a recreation or replica. They are actually clones of the original screen used prop. These robots are created from molds, blueprints, and templates acquired from the original robot. Mr. Barton's robots surpass the originals in look and functionality. Fred Barton is world renowned and considered to be the absolute best in his field. Buy your own "Robby the Robot" starting at $16,000.00 directly from Fred Barton Productions

*Coming Soon to our Robot Exhibit*

Here are some links to other robotic web sites

RoboCup

Battlebots

Androidworld

Kids at NASA

Young Engineers

Robot Combat

Sony Technology Lab

Click Here for the official Irwin Allen Web Site

"Robby the Robot" & "Forbidden Planet" are trademarks
of Turner Entertainment Co., a Time Warner Company.
R2D2 & Star War's are trademarks of Lucas Films.
Lost in Space® is a registered trademark of Space Productions and Synthesis Ent.

	Other full size robots that we have on exhibit are the I-Cybie shown at left.
Our Full-Size Star Wars R2D2 shown at right.

RoboCup

Battlebots Androidworld Kids at NASA

Young Engineers

Robot Combat

Battlebots

Androidworld

Kids at NASA