Robby the Robot — the robot from the 1956 movie Forbidden Planet is up for sale. Well, technically he isn’t so much a robot as he is a suit with some animatronics.

A sci-fi film is only as good as its androids. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy gave us Marvin the manic-depressive robot. Star Wars gave us a slew of droids, two of which being C3PO and R2-D2. And ...

Why Did Robby the Robot Appear in The Twilight Zone So Much? The Robby prop was an elaborate suit, far more complex and convincing than typical robots of ‘50s sci-fi movies.

Part of next month's Out of this World Sale, the Bonhams is accepting bids for the original Robby the Robot prop/costume from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) 1956 sci fi feature, Forbidden Planet ...