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View Poll Results: "Who" Is Your Favorite Science Fiction Robot; From Movies, Television Or Novels?
ROBBY the ROBOT(FORBIDDEN PLANET...) 4 11.43%
LOST IN SPACE ROBOT (B9) 6 17.14%
C3PO (STAR WARS) 3 8.57%
R2D2 (STAR WARS) 4 11.43%
GORT (THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL) 1 2.86%
ROSIE (JETSONS) 1 2.86%
OTHER...PLEASE SPECIFY 13 37.14%
DON'T KNOW! 1 2.86%
DON'T CARE! 2 5.71%
Voters: 35. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 01-21-2010, 05:32 PM
 
Location: Universal City, Texas
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Robert Kino****a designed both Robby from Forbidden Planet and the Robot from Lost In Space - interesting article with diagrams and photos:

http://www.b9robotbuildersclub.com/pub/home/kino****a.html (broken link)
I always thought both robots were the same. I thought they took the forbidden planet robot and gave it a tv show.

Was there a difference?
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Old 01-21-2010, 05:49 PM
 
Location: South Carolina - The Palmetto State
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Ro-Man from Robot Monster (1953)

Robot Monster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old 01-21-2010, 06:22 PM
 
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Ro-Man from Robot Monster (1953)

Robot Monster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

LOL!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq9IKsH9BXg
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Old 01-21-2010, 09:14 PM
 
Location: Sarasota, Florida
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Aww, cummon. The robot from Metropolis. Now THAT is a robot...
For the time period that was an amazing look into the future
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Old 01-21-2010, 10:58 PM
 
Location: TX Hill Country-Helotes, Pipe Creek/Lake Hills & San Antonio, TX
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C3PO from Star Wars.........C3PO Teaches R2 a Valuable Lesson


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZJMzd9ek9A
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Old 01-21-2010, 11:14 PM
 
Location: Not far from Fairbanks, AK
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I prefer an android such as the one on Star Trek (Data?) as a protector, and then a female android with the looks of Michelle Phifer twenty years ago...as my babysitter
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Old 01-22-2010, 03:35 PM
 
Location: Lead/Deadwood, SD
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Hard to beat R2D2.

then.... From a more ridiculous childhood memory and I have to admit something I did like in it's hay day.
No. 5 is still alive No. 5 is still alive No. 5 is still alive No. 5 is still alive No. 5 is still alive
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Old 01-22-2010, 05:44 PM
 
Location: Sarasota, Florida
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Robert Kino****a designed both Robby from Forbidden Planet and the Robot from Lost In Space - interesting article with diagrams and photos:

http://www.b9robotbuildersclub.com/pub/home/kino****a.html (broken link)
I think this is the link you meant????

The B9 Robot Builders Club .
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Old 01-22-2010, 05:47 PM
 
Location: Sarasota, Florida
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I always thought both robots were the same. I thought they took the forbidden planet robot and gave it a tv show.

Was there a difference?
Most definitely; in one LOST IN SPACE episide, both robots fight....B9...... the LOST IN SPACE beat Robby's booty but good...LOL..
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Old 01-22-2010, 05:53 PM
 
Location: Sarasota, Florida
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXpq9H-xbJE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-YFH50DZ6E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOt3oPd2QH4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQBXaQcXjKA
These are parodies of the battle(I could not find the original) but B9 made sure his buddy Will was protected. I just love that robot...LOL ;-) The full episodes are available at www.Fancast.com (http://www.Fancast.com - broken link) .
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