Robert Kinoshita - Wikipedia
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".
Robby The Robot - Fred Barton Productions
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”.
Robert Kinoshita - Rafu Shimpo
Robert “Bob” Kinoshita, 100 years old, of Torrance, Calif., passed away on Dec. 9, 2014. As requested, a private burial was held at Green Hills Mortuary on Dec. 23, 2014. He was born March 1, 1914 in downtown Los Angeles. He was best known as the father/creator/designer of Robby the Robot (“Forbidden Planet”) and B9 Robot (“Lost in Space”).
OCHAZUKE: Celebrating a Century! - Rafu Shimpo
May 27, 2014 · A belated happy 100th birthday to Robert “Bob” Kinoshita, the mastermind behind such iconic creations as Robby the Robot from “Forbidden Planet” and the B9 robot and Jupiter 2 spaceship from “Lost in Space.”
Kinoshita, 100; Designer of Robots - Rafu Shimpo
Jan 12, 2015 · As a designer draftsman for MGM, Kinoshita created the B9 robot made famous in the 1960s TV series “Lost in Space,” and Robby the Robot, who first appeared in the science fiction classic “Forbidden Planet” in 1956.
The iconic original Robby the Robot suit and Jeep from
Nov 21, 2017 · Designed by Robert Kinoshita, Arnold Gillespie, Irving Block, Mentor Huebner, and Arthur Lonergan, Robby was a quantum leap in futuristic movie robot design, breaking from earlier clunky "tin-can" mechanical man designs.
One Hot Robot - Los Angeles Business Journal
For non-aficionados of classic science fiction films, Robby originally more a mechanical suit worn by an actor than a true cyborg is a 7-foot, 2-inch robot. He’s had roles in “The Invisible...
The Artist - Fred Barton Productions
His work includes replicas of the original Star Wars Trilogy droids R2-D2 and C-3PO, Robot Model B9 from Lost in Space, Gort from The Day the Earth Stood Still, Maria from Metropolis, the Target Earth robot, T2-Endoskeleton, and others.
Robby the Robot - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia
Sep 20, 2024 · Fred Barton built a second Robby replica which appeared at the 1974 Star Trek Convention in Los Angeles. Barton continues to produce Robby props and other 1:1 robot replicas.
Pan-Asian Metropolis — Robert Kinoshita & His Remarkable Robots
Feb 24, 2021 · Like Robby, the Robot has a sort of plexiglass bubble-head which rises above a barrel chest and awkwardly protruding pincer-tipped arms. His lower half, though, is odd. The original articulated legs cut the legs of actor Bob May so the legs were bolted together and the Robot was pulled along by a string.