Robert Kinoshita who created two of the most famous robots in history for “Lost in Space” and “Forbidden Planet” has shuffled off this mortal coil at 100.
Robert the Robot Maker died Dec. 9. 2014 and a private ceremony was held Dec. 23. The sad news was made public today.
Kinoshita was a senior designer at MGM when he created Robby the Robot for the Cinemascope big-budget space opera that hit the big screen in 1956, ushering in a new era of special effects flicks.
Robby the Robot was so popular he not only starred in his own sequel “The Invisible Boy” but also made numerous appearances in TV shows including “The Twilight Zone”. Later, he appeared on “Lost in Space” battling his own descendant – also created by Robert – the Space Family Robinson’s B-9.