Pauls Lost in Space B9 Robot

[B9Paul]

Some Very Sad news to report:

Richard Tufeld who was the Voice of the Lost in space Robot has Died, (Sunday Jan 22nd 2012). He was 85.

My (& i am sure many many others including all of the B9 Robot Builders Club) condolences go out to his family at this sad time.

He will be Greatly Missed by All.

[michaelhviper]

In a few years I plan to join that Builders Club and build my own.

[B9Paul]

@michaelhviper - That will be great - always good to see new members joining us

[michaelhviper]

@B9Paul When I join I will fell honored to be among you people.

[B9Paul]

@michaelhviper - You be made very welcome by all of us

[michaelhviper]

@B9Paul Thank you for letting me know.

[Larrymarx]

Oh my goodness.... absolutely awesome... Two thumbs waaaay-up for your passion and work.... I too grew up watching "Lost in Space" .. What a great show to watch as a kid... I still watch it on Hulu ..... Merry Christmas and Happy New Year... LM

[50zcarsman]

Incredible. Almost certainly better, and better-maintained, than the orig. when it (he?) was built for the show. Excellent sound quality, underlain by a supporting but non-intrusive musical score. Q: are you married, and if so how did you prevent the female from fleeing as soon as she saw this ultimate man-child project in the works? :-)

[B9Paul]

@50zcarsman - Thank you for the kind comment.

To answer your question:

I am very lucky as my Wife grew up watching Lost in Space too, and when i started building the robot i had a lot of support & help from her.

My daughters & Father in Law also helped with making some of the parts too.

Plus my father in law made the 'Robot Workshop' for me to keep him in

[batterymaker]

Beautiful work! What a conversation piece.

[websuspect]

Perfect for those "Christian door knockers". DESTROY DESTROY!

[hope2prosper]

I love watching this vid.. well done...I can almost smell the electronics and wood. Is that your man-cave ?

[DONNIMETROPOLIS313]

youre my hero

[soflabob]

wow, amazing B-9 replica ^_^

And doing what he was originally programmed as, an Environmental Control Robot, Series M3, designation B-9

Question, are all the lights LEDs?

[scootergreen3]

Pristine Robot!! Excellent Sound quality!! Beautiful lights!! I am so glad to see these made. You are a master craftsman!!

[scootergreen3]

Excellent!! The Robot is Pristine quality!! The lights are beautiful and the sound quality is Excellent!!

[MEGABOINK65]

omg i'am so exicted watching this that i didn't give it a chance to finish watching it, and ask about the arms lol

question answered.

[MEGABOINK65]

I have one, is 5' tall lol i wan one soo bad!!

does the arms pull out?

[familyrecords57]

This is incredible!!!

Sound quality is great!

I have met most of the cast.

[mgrella63]

I Love your robot!!!! Did you buy it or make it?

[B9Paul]

I made it took best part of 4 years to complete - Thanks for the kind comment

[B9Paul]

I am a member of the b9robot builders club b9rbc com and i couldn't have made it without the club

[thenewhorizons]

I love that robot!!!

[arthurwilmslow]

its a shed---WOW never saw one of these on blue peter-

gordon bennett-wow -a right heath robinson lol

sorry-im amazed-simply AMAZED from dumbfounded uk

[billysnoid]

I want one!

[zmannyc2]

I am practically speechless at the amazing craftsmanship on display here. Talk about an act of love! I bet if would fetch a fortune on ebay!

[rppr666]

I wish I could win the LOTTO and buy one of these...AWESOME!!! Maybe...One day...

[MlSTERPRESlDENT]

Silence!! You lily-livered, lead lined lummox.

[Drunkhandpuppet]

Rest in peace Mr. May and thank you for giving the fans so much pleasure over the years as our friend B9

[B9Paul]

Some Sad news - Bob May who played the Robot in Lost in space has Died, of congestive heart failure (Sunday Jan 18th 2009). He was 69.

My (& i am sure many many others) condolences go out to his family at this sad time.

[brendacross]

What all that money for the robot and no lightning bolts out of the claws?

Seriously what a beautiful piece of fine craftsmanship. A great job.

[B9Paul]

Thank you, - i am in the process of making the claws spark etc - will be uploading a small video when completed - Happy New year to you

[magicbrainman]

can its arms extend like the one on the tv show? they dropped out and accordion extended

[B9Paul]

yes the arms extend retract and the claws open and close also - all by Radio control

[B9Paul]

At 3:23 the arms extend on this video,

i haven't devised a system yet for the arms to wave like he did in the tv show!

[magicbrainman]

everyone must have their gods. mine can be old radios at times

[darrelwil]

This is the Mac Daddy of all Robots. 'Robot' had it all. No other robots can hold a candle to him. You are on lucky dawg to have him. Keep it coming...

[jfppjfpp]

I would love one of these!!

[miledbill]

Talk about living your fantasy, super cool.

[Actionguy1]

I want one of these!

[Zobor111]

Be fun to have it wreck havoc, perhaps at a peace rally against the cops.

[phoenixhammeroftruth]

how much would it run to have one of these built?

[PeacefulSoraya]

I've read that the replicas cost slightly more than $25,000. Neat though.

[dtdickens]

Loved him as a kid...and still do..Keep up the wonderful work!

[nirvanafatal]

Are those robots for sale somewhere?

[overthehill2417]

Awesome!

[8164280]

Very cool INDEED! If only his claws could generate an electricity bolt from claw to claw......now THAT would be REALLY COOL!

[pinkneonlight]

hes HOT X)

[pinkneonlight]

hes HOT X)

[Aeolis7]

Paul, this is incredible!

The nicest I have scene!

He's my favorite Robot of all time.

[papaboule]

A priceless work of art.  Sounds like the lines were ripped from the series..or did Tufeld re-record them for B9 collectors?

[B9Paul]

thanks for the kind comments yes we at the B9 builders club were able to get Mr Tufeld to make custom phrases plus we have available a set of CD's with most phrases from the TV series. - It rally makes the Robot look and sound just like the original Thanks again ..Paul

[PereMarquette1225]

He's awesome. How I wished for the real thing as a kid.

Can the lights on his lower torso be random instead of doing the sequential chase? I believe they were always random in the show.

[B9Paul]

Thanks for the comment - yes the lights can have up to 15 different patterns including the ones in the brain of the robot. I chose the chasing effect.

[irwinalien]

Wow!

[thegreatgatsby2]

The ill-begotten love child of R2D2 and C3P0?

[Rfive]

Only if they had a time machine.

[Franciszek64]

It would be great add another phrases at the end of the video for instance: the famous "Terminator motto "hasta la vista, baby" or..."I´ll be back!"...what do you thing??

Congratulations once again!!

Regards from Mexico City!

[Franciszek64]

COOL!!!!...Wonderfull job Paul!!!!...CONGRATULATIONS!!!!­!

I WANT IT!!

[mustndure]

AWESOME! He's has been my favorite since I was 8 years old. (I'm 49 now) Thanx!

[inkev1961]

Absolutely amazing! I was 5 yrs old when I first seen him on tv. 1965 and loved that robot since! Wonderful job!

[LFASRJBR]

BEAUTIFUL! AMAZING!

[zattss]

I am going to build one. Don't know how long but i will.

[resmithii]

That is amazing Paul. He has come so far over the last severaly years. Impressive!!!

[PluggyPoo]

Impressive, Paul!

With those arms outstretched he looks like he needs a hug!