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Robby the Robot originated as a supporting character in the 1956 MGM science fiction film Forbidden Planet. [4] The film's storyline centers on a crew of Earth explorers who land their starship, the C57-D, on the planet Altair IV, inhabited by the mysterious human Dr. Morbius and his daughter Altaira who was born there.
Kinoshita is best known as the designer of two of the most famous robots in science fiction: Robby the Robot from the films Forbidden Planet in 1956 and The Invisible Boy in 1957; and Environmental Control Robot from the 1960s TV series Lost in Space, which was called "Robot". [4] Reported costs for Robby the Robot's construction range from ...
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It is the second film appearance of Robby the Robot, the science fiction character who "stole the show" in Forbidden Planet (1956), [2] also released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. According to an implied, subtle back story in The Invisible Boy , the robot is the same character as that in Forbidden Planet, which is set in the 23rd century; Robby is ...
Robby the Robot (character), a science-fiction icon, fictional character, and, robot suit, featured in many U.S. sci-fi movies and television; Rob the Robot (Rob the Robot), a fictional character from the eponymous TV show Rob the Robot; Robert the Robot (Fireball XL-5), a fictional character from the 1960s marionette TV show Fireball XL-5
On November 2, 2017, the original Robby the Robot prop was offered for auction by Bonhams, and it earned US$5.3 million, including the buyer's premium. It set a new record for TCM-Bonhams auctions, surpassing the US$4 million earned for a Maltese Falcon in 2013, making it the most valuable film prop ever sold at auction. [52]
Contrary to popular belief, the robot was not designed by Robert Kinoshita, creator of Robby the Robot. According to both production sketches and "movie robot" authority Fred Barton, Tobor was designed by Gabriel Scognamillo and built by Mel Arnold, who also worked on Gort for The Day the Earth Stood Still. The original Tobor prop and remote ...
He is remembered for voicing Robby the Robot in the science fiction film Forbidden Planet (1956), a role he reprised in the lesser-known The Invisible Boy (1957). Miller's next most notable role is that of Michael Anthony, the loyal assistant of Paul Frees's generous millionaire John Beresford Tipton Jr., on the TV series The Millionaire (1955 ...