<s>
Robby	B-Application
the	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fictional	O
character	O
and	O
science	O
fiction	O
icon	O
who	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
1956	O
film	O
Forbidden	O
Planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robby	B-Application
the	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
originated	O
as	O
a	O
supporting	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
1956	O
MGM	O
science	O
fiction	O
film	O
Forbidden	O
Planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robby	O
exhibits	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
but	O
has	O
a	O
distinct	O
personality	O
that	O
at	O
times	O
exhibits	O
a	O
dry	O
wit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Morbius	O
programmed	O
Robby	O
to	O
obey	O
a	O
system	O
of	O
rules	O
similar	O
to	O
Isaac	O
Asimov	O
’s	O
Three	O
Laws	O
of	O
Robotics	O
as	O
expressed	O
in	O
I	B-Application
,	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
(	O
1950	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bottom	O
front	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
head	O
is	O
a	O
curved	O
grille	O
consisting	O
of	O
parallel	O
rows	O
of	O
thin	O
blue	O
neon	B-Application
tubes	O
,	O
which	O
light	O
up	O
in	O
voice	O
synchronization	O
when	O
Robby	O
speaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
neon	B-Application
grille	O
also	O
enabled	O
the	O
operator	O
to	O
both	O
see	O
out	O
and	O
to	O
breathe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
shooting	O
,	O
Robby	O
's	O
voice	O
was	O
performed	O
off-camera	O
by	O
an	O
uncredited	O
actor	O
,	O
who	O
spoke	O
lines	O
into	O
a	O
microphone	O
that	O
fed	O
into	O
a	O
voice-actuated	O
circuit	O
connected	O
by	O
a	O
cable	O
running	O
into	O
Robby	O
's	O
foot	O
,	O
up	O
through	O
a	O
leg	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
neon	B-Application
tubes	O
in	O
Robby	O
's	O
lower	O
headpiece	O
;	O
this	O
device	O
generated	O
a	O
control	O
voltage	O
that	O
synchronized	O
the	O
voicebox	O
's	O
flashing	O
neon	B-Application
tubes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robby	O
was	O
reused	O
by	O
MGM	O
in	O
The	O
Invisible	O
Boy	O
(	O
1957	O
)	O
and	O
then	O
made	O
several	O
further	O
appearances	O
in	O
other	O
films	O
and	O
TV	O
shows	O
during	O
the	O
next	O
few	O
decades	O
;	O
these	O
include	O
episodes	O
of	O
The	O
Gale	O
Storm	O
Show	O
,	O
The	O
Thin	O
Man	O
,	O
Columbo	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Addams	I-Application
Family	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Lost	O
in	O
Space	O
where	O
he	O
battles	O
The	O
Robot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
a	O
highly	O
simplified	O
and	O
rather	O
old-fashioned	O
cylindrical	O
"	O
oil	O
can	O
"	O
robot	O
head	O
with	O
stylized	O
"	O
eyes	O
"	O
(	O
that	O
were	O
illuminated	O
and	O
movable	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
circular	O
"	O
mouth	O
"	O
;	O
this	O
was	O
enclosed	O
under	O
the	O
distinctively-shaped	O
conical	O
plexiglass	O
dome	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
head	O
's	O
front	O
grille	O
also	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
blue	O
neon	B-Application
tubes	O
and	O
lacked	O
the	O
rotating	O
external	O
"	O
ear	O
"	O
pieces	O
seen	O
in	O
Forbidden	O
Planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
"	O
cyclops	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
Robby	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
1977	O
TV	O
series	O
Space	O
Academy	O
and	O
the	O
1988	O
B-movie	B-Application
Phantom	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robby	O
made	O
few	O
appearances	O
after	O
the	O
1970s	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
does	O
have	O
a	O
cameo	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
Gremlins	B-Language
(	O
1984	O
)	O
;	O
he	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
standing	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
speaking	O
some	O
of	O
his	O
trademark	O
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robby	B-Application
the	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
was	O
inducted	O
into	O
the	O
Robot	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1971	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
1956	O
Robby	B-Application
the	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
was	O
sold	O
to	O
Jim	O
Brucker	O
and	O
put	O
on	O
display	O
at	O
his	O
Movie	O
World/Cars	O
of	O
the	O
Stars	O
Museum	O
,	O
near	O
Disneyland	O
in	O
Buena	O
Park	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
was	O
often	O
vandalized	O
by	O
visitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Robby	B-Application
the	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
remained	O
in	O
Malone	O
's	O
original	O
Forbidden	O
Planet	O
props	O
collection	O
for	O
many	O
years	O
,	O
until	O
finally	O
being	O
sold	O
by	O
Bonhams	O
Auctioneers	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fred	O
Barton	O
built	O
a	O
second	O
Robby	O
replica	O
which	O
appeared	O
at	O
the	O
1974	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
Convention	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
.	O
</s>
