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Robby the Robot

3 Ratings: 4.7

A robot from the film The Forbidden Planet

Robby the Robot is a 6-foot, 11-inch tall mechanical suit designed for an actor to wear, to play the part of a robot. It was originally designed for the 1956 MGM movie Forbidden Planet,[1] and quickly became an icon. As Forbidden Planet … see full wiki

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Filmography: Forbidden Planet

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Man & Machine: The Pinnochio Theory

Mar 5, 2011

by jmasseysr
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Forbidden Planet star was the embodiment of Asimov's Laws of Robotics & the "Positronic Brain. Before Hal 9000, Star Trek's Dr. Daestrom computer or sentient android Data; there was Robby...Robot for the ages....eclipsed only by Asimov's [Robots of Dawn] versions including the Bi-Centennial Man who gave up immortality to become human for love's sake... Bradbury also addressed this in "I Sing, the Body Electric" or was that P.K. Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"

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Scotman March 07, 2011

Good tip. Robbie also appeared for one episode of Lost in Space. In fact, people for some reason confuse Robbie with the B5 model on Lost in Space, even though they look nothing alike!