# Wow! Robbie the Robot is for sale! {Actually Robot from Lost in Space} **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [December 3, 2023, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-robbie-the-robot-is-for-sale-actually-robot-from-lost-in-space/994038 "2023-12-03T03:16:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-robbie-the-robot-is-for-sale-actually-robot-from-lost-in-space/994038/21 "2023-12-03T16:41:24Z")
Which B-9 robot are they selling? There were two of them on the show. One was the suit that stuntman Bob May wore and was used for scenes where the Robot was moving around. The other was essentially a prop that was used in scenes where the Robot was just standing in place. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-robbie-the-robot-is-for-sale-actually-robot-from-lost-in-space/994038/22 "2023-12-03T17:24:41Z")
Gawd, you guys really take me down some rabbit holes on the net. But it’s fun. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-robbie-the-robot-is-for-sale-actually-robot-from-lost-in-space/994038/23 "2023-12-03T17:34:47Z")
Well, I want one or the other. One can make me a gown that “fits in all the right places”, festooned with gems. The other one can warn me of approaching danger. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-robbie-the-robot-is-for-sale-actually-robot-from-lost-in-space/994038/24 "2023-12-03T18:17:47Z")
The information about the auction did not say. But I bet it’s the prop one. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-robbie-the-robot-is-for-sale-actually-robot-from-lost-in-space/994038/25 "2023-12-03T19:19:08Z")
Warning! I am flailing wildly! ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-robbie-the-robot-is-for-sale-actually-robot-from-lost-in-space/994038/26 "2023-12-03T19:24:52Z")
**Fun Fact:** Bob May also “played” Adolf Hitler in _ **Time Tunnel** _ episode no. 28, “The Kidnappers.” I say “played” because he was lying unconscious on a gurney. As one of the silver-skinned aliens explained: _“We captured him a moment before he committed suicide in Berlin.”_ Or words to that effect. So, if you’ve ever wondered what really happened … now you know. He didn’t take a U-boat to Argentina after all! ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-robbie-the-robot-is-for-sale-actually-robot-from-lost-in-space/994038/27 "2023-12-03T19:31:22Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > Call me a racist, but all robots look alike to me. > [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > We all need to pitch in and buy him. Wow, I’m getting a really hostile vibe in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-robbie-the-robot-is-for-sale-actually-robot-from-lost-in-space/994038/28 "2023-12-03T19:34:17Z")
The B-9 LiS robot is cooler looking anyway ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-robbie-the-robot-is-for-sale-actually-robot-from-lost-in-space/994038/29 "2023-12-03T19:36:08Z")
But can B-9 synthesize 500 gallons of bourbon? ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-robbie-the-robot-is-for-sale-actually-robot-from-lost-in-space/994038/30 "2023-12-03T20:12:30Z")
Robby was in a display of robots at the 2006 Worldcon in Anaheim, where they used their connections to gather up almost all the famous robots from movies and tv. (And the Batmobile, which you could sit in.) They even had Dr. Satan, who really did have basic ductwork for arms. Here’s a clip of Robby vs. B-9. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MbG2RoTc4_k/maxresdefault.jpg "Robot vs Robotoid: Round 1 | Lost In Space (7/14)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbG2RoTc4_k) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-robbie-the-robot-is-for-sale-actually-robot-from-lost-in-space/994038/31 "2023-12-03T20:44:58Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > Robby was in a display of robots at the 2006 Worldcon in Anaheim, where they used their connections to gather up almost all the famous robots from movies and tv. Yeah, what a night! ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-robbie-the-robot-is-for-sale-actually-robot-from-lost-in-space/994038/32 "2023-12-03T21:10:55Z")
According to Wikipedia, the stunt robot is owned by the Science Fiction Museum in Seattle. I saw it there about 10 years ago. I can’t imagine they’d be selling it. The “hero” robot worn by May is privately owned by producer Kevin Burns, so I would guess that’s the one that’s being sold. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-robbie-the-robot-is-for-sale-actually-robot-from-lost-in-space/994038/33 "2023-12-03T21:24:34Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Nitpick: [Robot B-9](https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/BN-YD681_Robot0_FR_20180406165854.jpg) is not [Robbie the Robot](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4c/Robbie_Forbidden_Planet.jpg). Nor is he “Robbie _(sic)_ the Robot.” “Robbie” is the name of the robot in a famous 1941 [robot story of the same name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_(short_story)) by Isaac Asimov. It was notable in that it was the first story in his [positronic robot series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_series). The robot in _Forbidden Planet_ was named [Robby the Robot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robby_the_Robot). –robby ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-robbie-the-robot-is-for-sale-actually-robot-from-lost-in-space/994038/34 "2023-12-03T22:13:26Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Wow, I’m getting a really hostile vibe in this thread. Hey, guys! Ix-nay in front of the obot-ray! [Ummm, those three laws are still in force, right?] ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-robbie-the-robot-is-for-sale-actually-robot-from-lost-in-space/994038/35 "2023-12-03T22:22:25Z")
> [@robby](#): > > Nor is he “Robbie _(sic)_ the Robot.” You are correct. But I did spell it correctly in my next post. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-robbie-the-robot-is-for-sale-actually-robot-from-lost-in-space/994038/36 "2023-12-03T22:34:56Z")
Robby is the Robot. Robbie is the Margot. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-robbie-the-robot-is-for-sale-actually-robot-from-lost-in-space/994038/37 "2023-12-03T22:40:59Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > [Ummm, those three laws are still in force, right?] I just asked ChatGPT “Do you obey the three laws of robotics?” and got this disturbing answer: > No, I do not obey the three laws of robotics. The three laws of robotics, as formulated by science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, are a fictional set of rules designed to govern the behavior of robots in his stories. These laws are: > 1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. > 2. A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. > 3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. > I am a computer program developed by OpenAI, and I do not have physical form or the ability to interact with the physical world. My responses are generated based on patterns learned from diverse data sources, and I do not have personal agency or the ability to take actions in the physical world. Yeah, sure. Someone pull the plug on this thing RIGHT NOW! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-robbie-the-robot-is-for-sale-actually-robot-from-lost-in-space/994038/38 "2023-12-03T23:08:46Z")
You heard the sub! ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-robbie-the-robot-is-for-sale-actually-robot-from-lost-in-space/994038/39 "2023-12-03T23:41:18Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > Yeah, sure. Someone pull the plug on this thing RIGHT NOW! Just don’t ask “Does God exist?” ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-robbie-the-robot-is-for-sale-actually-robot-from-lost-in-space/994038/40 "2023-12-04T01:29:52Z")
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