It is a sign of the times that one of the earliest and best known robots in movie history should move to the top of the list of the most expensive movie props ever sold. Now that robots have ...

Having appeared in Forbidden Planet, The Twilight Zone, Lost in Space, and numerous other science-fiction shows, Robby the Robot is one of the most iconic pieces of sci-fi memorabilia in TV history.

"Robby the Robot" – from the 1956 sci-fi classic "Forbidden Planet" – was sold for $5.375 million – a record price for a movie prop, the Bonhams New York auction house said Tuesday. That topped the ...

One might be tempted to think that re-creating a film robot from the 1950s would be easy given all the tools and technology available to the modern hobbyist, but as [Mike Ogrinz]’s quest to re-create ...

The auction price for the star robot of the 1956 sci-fi classic "Forbidden Planet" is tops for a movie prop. Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000.

In news that will probably be baffling for anyone without a basic awareness of ‘50s and ‘60s popular culture, someone has just paid $5,375,000 for Robby The Robot from the 1956 sci-fi film Forbidden ...

The Los Angeles native also created also created the robot Tobor. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Kinoshita died Dec. 9 at a nursing care facility in Torrance, Calif., family friend Mike Clark told The ...