Robby the Robot in a scene from Forbidden Planet Robby the Robot in a poster for the original release of Forbidden Planet. (The lurid presentation does not accurately reflect the character in the film.) Robby the Robot in a poster for the original release of The Invisible Boy

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Space helmets and ray guns were cool, but nothing was quite as cool as having your own robot. After all, this is a major kid fantasy we’re talking about here: a robot of your very own, a mechanical pal who will do whatever you say. Robby's similar size and its construction from rigid sections that had articulated joints combined to create a convincing viewing experience. To access the suit, the three sections were dismantled and the operator climbed into the legs. The torso was then placed around him, the two sections were secured with internal clips, and the operator was strapped into an internal over the shoulder harness; finally the head was fitted, the internal electronics were connected to external power via hidden cables, and the suit was switched on and ready for filming. This design made it possible to film Robby from any angle and for him to move about and carry out the actions required in a scene, without either betraying the obvious presence of an interior operator or revealing how each got in and out; Robby was operated (uncredited) by stuntmen Frankie Darro and Frankie Carpenter, both short actors (Darro was 5'3"). a b Telotte, J.P. (2016). "Robby the Robot and Robotic Persistence". Mosaic: An Interdisciplinary Critical Journal. University of Manitoba. 49 (3): 19–37. JSTOR 44030747 . Retrieved 7 March 2022.Six Million Dollar Man Action Figure If there was ever a television series that demanded a toy line for its merchandise, it was The Six Million… This new Robby The Robot toy came out of nowhere in early 2020, it joined the Iron Giant. The licenses are under Warner Bros and it was manufactured by a Chinese company called Goldlok, exclusively for Wal-Mart. I was on the lookout for the Iron Giant(nice review by Josh) when I saw this baby. Like his mid-century predecessor Robby does it all, exactly as you saw him in “Forbidden Planet”. Plus, this robot is more than a recreation or replica, he is virtually another “Robby” created from molds, accurate blue-prints and templates acquired from the original costume which appeared in the movie. This new “Robby” was then completely made-over to the highest quality and standards. Only Fred Barton Productions, Inc. can offer this high degree of authenticity as Mr. Barton was commissioned to restore the original robot auctioned off by MGM and displayed at a Southern California Museum. The robots audio section is digitally stored. When “Robby” talks, the mercury-vapor neon tubes in his mouth flash synchronously with his original voice as featured in “Forbidden Planet”. An optional deluxe neon activation circuit, mercury vapor tubes and transformers are available to replicate the random neon activation sequence in his mouth as seen in the classic film. “Robby’s” voice is driven by speaker-system mounted in the head. An integral amplifier is built into the printed circuit board. This superior audio-system, allows for crystal-clear speech and studio-quality sound.

Major Matt Mason "Mattel’s Man in Space!" Space exploration was the dream of many a young mind in the late 1960s, and Major… Robby’s complex mechanisms are all hand-made by the finest machinists in the business. Only machine-grade metals such as brass, and aluminum were employed in the manufacture of these intricate Swiss-like movements. No cast resin or cheap plastic castings were used in any mechanism anywhere in the manufacture of the robot. These mechanisms are built to last and function exactly like those made for “Robby” by the MGM property masters of the fabulous fifties. This much authenticity and attention to detail is unparalleled in the world of movie-props, collectibles and studio-licensed products. When sci-fi shows like Captain Video and Tom Corbett, Space Cadet became childhood favourites in the early 1950s, so did sci-fi toys. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1963) – season 4 episode "Beethoven, Presley, and Me", first aired March 13, 1963

If a kid wanted to pretend he was doing maintenance on Robert, all he had to do was open the bot’s chest panel and take out the set of handy tools contained inside. Thus, you became both a robot owner and a super-smart robot technician. The arms spin around and the hands are static closed "u", and they also spin, but Robby was never known for poseability. The “Robby the Robot,” manufactured exclusively by Fred Barton Productions, Inc. of Los Angeles, California, and licensed through Tuner Entertainment, a Time/Warner Co, is a seven-foot tall, animatronic robot statue, as seen in “Forbidden Planet”. Robby’s” show routines are accessed via an Rf remote-control. The remote control activates all shows. Remote functions include: