I’m 66 years old and always wanted to build my own robot. Now that I’m retired I think I will. I live in a condo but that won’t stop me.

I absolutely loved Lost In Space...even at 62 yrs old...I purchased the complete dvd box set to better reflect onto my childhood memories . Even as a 1st grader, I had the first made Remco robot and a super cool Lost in Space Lunchbox.I spent countless weekends constructing The Jupiter 2 out of paper plates (as someone mentioned here). If it was a corny show...I didnt notice or even care until much later episodes. Maybe it went along with my growing more mature. The most fascinating thing about this show were the ingenious props ...alien creatures...the flying jet pack...The Chariot...Lazer guns...etc. Everything was ahead of its time for it... in spite of possibly being just another low budget show. I would also add that even today... I appreciate the genuinely superb soundtrack that played to capture each scene ....whether it was Dr. Smith trying to flee from another alien encounter or Penny trapped inside another dimension with her Space monkey Debbie. Back then...there was absolutely no way to rewind / replay any show you missed. You had to make darn sure to make it home on time or miss out. Great memories indeed.

No Idea why this landed in my YT recommends, but so happy it did. Great talk on your journey to fulfil a childhood dream. It not my bag (that’s a great 60’s euphemism) but thoroughly enjoyed 18 minutes of a true nerd creating something that he experienced thorough a low resolution television tube. 🤖

Dan I am thrilled that I came across your channel first I want to say that. I am 67 years old and I absolutely inhaled all of the sci-fi of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. I can tell how much you care about the content of this channel because everything about it is just terrific. I'm definitely going to pass the information along to all of my older friends who I'm sure would love this channel.

A regret I have, During 1980's there was a B9 wandering Shopping Malls here in Australia, R/C, they wanted to sell it, I wanted it, MY "Other-Half" said she would leave if I brought it home, She is Gone, least the Robot would have still kept me Company ... Nice to see some have their Priorities right, & they have a Club ...

Using the pipe insulation and liquid nails - ingenuous. What makes it even better I have both those items out in my shed.

I've been a lost in space fan for ever, I'm 70, great memories. what you did is 7 kinds of awesome 😊 great stuff, thanks for sharing.

I wish I had a talent for creativity. This was amazing. I can barely write my name. I am always in awe of creative people.

Amazon needs to have a B9 Alexa voice. That would bring back memories.

That line of thinking of building B9 with accuracy to your satisfaction, ability and not to worry too much about the details is the same method I used to build my Stargate SG1 uniform costumes. I belonged to a fantabulous SG1 costuming club and some builders would easily and happily spend thousands of dollars for screen accurate costumes whereas other would build as they could afford. As such, my standard green and black off world and desert SGC uniform costumes were not exactly screen accurate but "audience recognizable". Wearing my SG1 costume to renaissance faires and conventions was a personal highlight/rush. As for building something from Lost In Space... As as kid, I never got further than taping two paper plates together to make my Jupiter 2.

Oh my! What a terrific video Dan! I am an old man with little funds. But seeing this video is the next best thing. Thanks for sharing it with us.

I remove my hat to you. I love the dedication and patience that you have to achieve your dream. Fantastic.

your efforts are way more impressive than you realize. Great info & video

This is the coolest thing I've seen on KZfaq in YEARS. I was in the 1st Grade when the Lost In Space series started. I watched every episode. The robot was my favorite and has been ever since. It makes complete sense to me why someone would want to put so much effort into building his own robot. I am so jealous. Great work on that robot and even better, thanks for sharing him with me.

Got to say how heart warming it is to know other kids were just a geeky as I was, what a relief! While I was not into this show, actually couldn't get the channel it was on with our old 13 channel, no uhf, RCA tube tv we had for decades. I was big into Space 1999 and made many Eagle spacecraft out of, yep you guessed it, posterboard! I got pretty good at them. I also made a Planet of the Apes spacecraft as well as the enemy fighter craft from Last Starfighter. I was consider an idiot by other kids but I love SciFi movies and model building.

You are clearly a man who is cleaver but most of all patient. I’m more than impressed! 👏👏👏👏👏

I just happen to catch your channel on a random popup. For as long as I can remember, I have always been a fan of "Lost In Space", now in my sixties I would love to have my own B9. I believe it would be a great part of a home security system!!

1st generation fan. Wanted to build a Jupiter 2 replica, inside an out, so sat in front of the TV set with my pencil, eraser & paper. Started to struggle with "how do this inside lower deck fit in the outside view?" There was only the tv, no vhs tape. Then all the stasis tubes where removed....and then came that chapter where there is a BIG 4th dimension basement that you could access through the lower deck floor!!!!!

the prop look thing is correct as I sat in the old original Batmobile from the 1960's and the inside handles were from sink handles or drawer knob stuff. It was very homemade but the photo of me grinning from the driver seat of the Batmobile-Priceless!

This was awesome!!! Thank you for sharing {and showing us} these great memories...

I am a first generation Lost in Space fan. Never missed an episode in the first run. I asked my mom (who was an expert tailor) to make me a replica of Will Robinson's space suit. Which she did. I wore it for years until I grew out of it. I also had the B-9 robot toy. Also also I built a copy of the Jupiter spaceship out of balsa wood and paper. I guess I was a Super Fan before that even exited! What a show!

Fantastic. I am 68 and have fond memories of Lost In Space, although at first the robot scared me a little bit as a kid. I remember my Dad let me stay up late to watch The War of The Worlds. Lost in Space was always amazing to look forward to, the robots voice clear in my memory. What a superb model you built, really great to see it.

Wow you just gave the best conversation about our Robot B9 ever! Just really enjoyed hearing your journey of your goal to build him from age 7, I myself had that exact same drive, when I was 5 years old in 1965 I tried to build him from a tomato cage from my dad's vegetable garden, after 5 minutes of trying I knew using that wire cage wasn't gonna happen lol, and to this day I still haven't built him but I think about it constantly thinking maybe next year I'll do it, now since I have limited ability to stand up for long periods I feel my dream of owning my B9 is over, BUT I live through fellows like you sharing your stories and seeing your Robot B9 replicas, I think I've seen the whole world wide web on everything Robot B9 but just don't see anyone online or on KZfaq talking and sharing their life about their Robot, and you do it very well, thank you mr. Dan for sharing these stories about him and his History. 😊👍🏻Nick Rankin

The trip down memory lane was worth the watch! As far as building a B9, it will end up like my Tom Servo, a loose collection of parts waiting for me to get to it! My main interests are restoring vintage electronic test equipment, and everything else is sadly waiting!

Dan, this was such a pleasure to watch! I love how you gave full disclosure about your amazing Robot! Yours is still the best looking first season Robot anywhere. Thanks for sharing this!

Warning warning, Interesting KZfaq video approaching!!

The "radar ears" look like guitar picks! I applaud your enthusiasm and dedication

Great job! I don’t have the time or skill to build a B9 robot, but I do have the small scale toy version that’s motion activated. I always loved the robot’s voice! 🤖

This randomly showed up in my recommendations and I don’t regret watching it as Lost in Space is a classic.

Those sides are meant to prevent physical accidently toggling from something in the room falling. Like a broom tilt against the wall to the side of the controls. Or even someone backing into the switches.

Just subscribed - love the content and the production value! And Dan, you have a FANTASTIC voice for narration!

It is great that you were able to follow your passion for Lost In Space all these years. So many cool childhood memories. I would try to fly my Frisbee down the driveway, envisioning it as the Gemini 12/Jupiter 2 doing the opening crash scene. I have thought for decades that it would be fun to make a Jupiter 2 clubhouse, full scale. These days, you could rent it as an Air B&B. The chariot was also something I thought would be fund to have and drive around. Such a cool and campy show with so many great props.

My uncle was a huge Lost in Space fan, and I idolized him, so I became a Lost in Space fan, too. I watched Lost in Space every day right up until high school in 89 , than other things piqued my interest. You did a good job on your robot, don't know why people worry how you build your robot. You make do with do with what you have available. Besides how do you think the props department build theirs?😄😄😄

Hi Dan I just realized we were in the B9 builders club. I was number 3 of the members listed. Mine is long overdue to get a makeover love your channel

That robot brain looks so cool. And I agree about incandescent light bulbs vs LED.

Loved this! Just like you, I wanted my own piece of my childhood sci-fi. I built a TARDIS for our wedding in 2016. 🎉

I see I am not alone. I was 8 years old when Lost in Space debuted on TV. The show fascinated me and the robot was my favorite character. Great video. Now it's time to search and see if anyone has made replicas of Crow and Tom Servo from MST3K.

I currently live full-time in a 5th wheel RV and have to make do with a key chain size B-9 robot. If I were to build a full-sized replica, I would have to get rid of something else in the RV -- such as my bed! I also thought the first season was the best and had one of the Remco robot toys, too. Great info on building your robot and providing some pleasant memories of the '60's from a kid born in the '50's. Those were the days.

I BOUGHT the book on how to build the robot back in the 1990s from a small comic book store. It was less that $20 I still look at it once in a while and dream. I have built 3 robots over the years,not B-9,of my own designs. I use Powerwheels motors and gears boxes in the base, windshield wiper motors to move the arms, little motors in the shoulders to open and close the claws. I used trash cans for bodies. I control them with double pole double throw switched mounted in an old plastic cassette storage box with a cable to the robot. Not really Hi tech,but fun. My second robot was radio controlled.

What an amazing story. Thanks for sharing it!

Love your passion and ingenuity. The B9 was always my favorite. Way to make a dream - turn reality. We all need a friend like B9 in our lives.

This is so Cool! Thanks for your channel. I came across your channel the other day, I am 62 year old, I love lost in space as a kid, opening of the show with the countdown was awesome, at 7 year old I was hook. I like the movie I know it was not like the show, but the line "And the monkey flips the switch" I still laugh. I am looking forward to Jonny Quest you talk about doing, again great channel.

I made the "Danger Will Robinson, Danger" robot warning into a ringtone. I assign it to people I don't want to talk to.

Been binging on your stuff since I stumbled across your channel. You are an incredible geek. A fan after my own heart. Subbed. Best wishes on future content.

Loved this video! There was nothing like Lost in Space. Danger danger!

Did I miss an explanation of how the claws were made? Thank you so much for that very interesting robot build!

Enjoyed this. Thank you. Liked the posterboard ones. Just remembered a schoolyard game we played all summer called "Crush Kill Destroy".🤺 I made a small robot from a bug catcher and cardboard. Ha.

Lovely video thanks, it’s always a joy to see someone talk about their passion.

"Originally my brain was cut out of styrene [...] I wasn't happy about that" Best out of context quote.

I have two of the life-size cutouts and one has been on display for years. I also have a big collection of models and toys I painted. I used to sell Remco reproduction boxes and decal treads on eBay. I can't do that anymore, so please do not ask. 😁😁 Hope you get Robot's mic replaced and use A.I. to "bring him to life".

I wanted to build one when I was a kid. Glad I was not the only one.

Because your voice is so professionally modulated I had assumed that you had come up through voice acting work, but you where actually an engineer. Wow. I'm impressed.

I'm 61,after one view I subscribed and told my friends. Your program hits on all the cool cylinders. Thank you for the quality of content, you Rock.

Danger, Will Robinson, danger!

Your videos about Lost in Space prompts me to write this. During its run I was intrigued by the lack of a credit for the robot's voice. Who was that? I knew I had heard him before as the voice in the opening of Zorro but no it wasn't Guy Williams (also in Zorro). Then one day I was watching Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Season 3 episode 1 Monster from the Inferno. The voice of the monster was B9!! I excitedly watched for the credits to roll and there it was. The creature was voiced by.....Bob May! I was happy. I finally knew his name. But wait..I know now that the Robot''s voice was actually Dick Tufeld and Bob May was the actor inside B9. So I went back to my DVD copy of that episode of Voyage and the credits had been changed!! No creature credit at all. Now I know I saw it way back when but all copies of that episode have been "corrected". Here's a challenge for you. Find the original credits that have the wrong actor listed. It is a great piece of trivia. One assumes someone making the Voyage credits got the name second hand. Who does the robot on lost in Space?...Bob May. Thanks very much. Love your stuff by the way.

Back in the 60s I had a choice, Star Trek or Lost In Space. Captain Kirk had Spock and a cool starship. But Will Robinson had a cool robot. Guess which show I watched. I wish that LIS had the type of history that Trek has enjoyed.

I absolutely loved this video. You really hit the right tone to approaching this. None of us are going to last forever, so we need to enjoy whatever we're creating so that is part of our enjoyment. Thanks for sharing this. Great information!

This was absolutely fantastic and I loved the way you ended it with the emotional music usually seen with Will and his father.

Hey mate I love how you chose season 1 robot my favourite also

Well done Dan. It goes on to show that with courage, and if we really try, we can do anything. We'll make mistakes. but we learn from them.

That is so impressive! You literally built it from the ground up. Sure you can buy prefab everything now days but all your woodworking and plastic bending are amazing. Real love went into it and it shows.

Wow brother! as a lifelong lost in space fan,I Really resonated with what you said about that 1st season...its my favorite exactly for the same reasons: its serious, well made, Not campy at all.The jupiter 2 looked insane with that glow of the saucer b4 take off that was sadly not used again in later seasons. ...The robot in 1st season is as you said, acting Like a robot..mechanical, emotionless, calculating... Dr smith in that 1st season wa also my favorite version of the character.. Cool, sinisiter, self serving, and cold blooded... I didnt like at all the changes that were done to him and the robot over the colorised seasons although there were some Very good episodes in there none the less... your build of the robot is Amazing! just wow!

A guy in Newcastle, Australia built a full size, robotic Terminator T-800 endo-skeleton model and he had a real struggle to get enough accurate model information to get the build right, and the final result was surprisingly heavy.

I wish I had a friend like you growing up thankyou for for all the. Cool info you shared

Absolutely FANTASTIC video man, very informative!

Amazing work on that Robot, wow. Thanks for this video!

I’m 66 and live in Australia and always wanted a Lost in Space robot love your show thanks

Hey Dan, Kevin Burns and I became best friends in 8th grade at St. Helen's School in Schenectady, New York. We were both artists - he drew the characters from Dark Shadows, I drew Spiderman - eventually Spiderman won the popularity war at school :). When Kevin's dog was hit by a car, I changed my life focus from art to Veterinary medicine. Kevin kept up with his art. Decades passed. One day he showed up at my house in Hermosa Beach, CA and asked my wife (whom he'd been working with for several years at 20th Century Fox) if she was actually related to his old friend, Steve Pitzel. He was amazed I hadn't become a comic book artist, but we rekindled our friendship and I visited his home in Beverly Hills many times - greeted, every time - by the Lost In Space Robot! He'd either hired Bob May - or Bob May did it as a favor - to record several greetings, not necessarily appropriate, for those greetings. :) I love and miss Kevin - and, still have a Lost In Space robot Christmas ornament on my Christmas tree each year.

1st generation Lost In Space viewer here. (I was 5 years old) I had no idea so may people were this infatuated with the Robot. But I think it's really kewl that there are.

I had a toy of B9, which is what the name of the robot was on Lost In Space. He mainly went by robot, but his real name was B9. I loved it and I loved the show when I was a kid.Thanks for sharing!

OMG...That collar was a labor of love all on its own!

I had to see this video a few times and this was so fascinating. One hell of a job!

Wise words, Just have fun!

Your voice is really familiar, do you do voice overs? Awesome channel, awesome video😎

Ever build 'Little Helper' from Disney comics Gyro Gearloose? I made one using wooden dowels for the hips and shoulders, carved wooden shoes, thick solder for the arms, legs & spine, and a small base clear bulb for the head. Doesn't look too bad and only takes a day or so to build. I'd like to light the bulb, but space is pretty tight. It's really pretty cute, and the solder lets you form the arms and legs easily.

Like you, I always wanted a robot. Unfortunately, I never had skill to build one nor finances to purchase one already built. I thought the first season of LIS was so cool and the robot downright formidable. I watched it as a child in the 60's and introduced it to my daughter later. Keep up the great robot and LIS videos!

I like what you said about the voice tracks. Those of us who build Grogu need something like that, there are no voice tracks for him that don't have either background noise, talking or music!

Closing statements are really where it's at. "Make it an adventure".

Your passion is remarkable and inspirational - thank you for sharing your story, insights and words of wisdom!

Thanks for sharing Dan. Always fascinating to hear someone passionate describe their creative journey.

I got as far as making a scale drawing on a huge sheet of paper. And then........ Star Trek! I never got back to B9, but boy, I sure wanted to. Now I can afford to buy one, but it's not the same as building your own.

Yeah the robot was cool, but I was in love with Angela Cartwright !🥰😍

Very fascinating Dan. I am 67 and remember well my after-school viewing of this great show. I very much enjoyed the video, and agree that in the end, it is all about FUN.

Awesome video, consider me a subscriber. Cool way to start the Christmas day. I completely agree, the black and white season was the best (ages best thanks to its seriousness; almost like an Outer Limits episode extended). I just missed that season growing up, and even though I loved the rest of the series (which was in b&w still thanks to our TV) once I saw the original season as an adult, it elevated the show for me. If they'd stayed in that serious pre-camp atmosphere, I honestly think it'd have been one of the best sci-series ever. But who knows, maybe it wouldn't have become the iconic show it is? Oh and great idea to use the b&w color scheme too.

Very inventive ,,, great work

I always thought the “ sparkling sand” was super cool ! Here’s to Dr. Smith, the first “ queen” in space !

Oh Wow......I too am in my Sixties...and Yes..I remember coming home from school flicking through the tv channels...which in the uk was 3 !! to find Lost in Space.....And the Robot plus The Evil Doctor who caused all the Mess in the 1st place...!..But who didnt want a Robot of his own...You lived your Dream...Doctor who was our Lost in Space with William Hartney...ie the 1st Doctor....And then The Daleks who wasnt affraid of the Daleks....My Father made me one out of old Cardboard boxes and apple tray liners...to produce the Bumps on the outside...The Head didn't move I used to crawl inside put two harness over my shoulders and walk....to the end of our drive way and Exterminate all the buses going past with my Rubber plunger as an Eye...and a tube of tin foil for the Gun....Everyone on the bus was Extreminated...of course....then it was time for Tea.....We of course in the old days just used our imagination to amuse ourselves..... Absolutely loved watching this video...Thank you...for bringing the kids in all of us back to life...And to finish off with another Doctor Who Great......K9...the best (and worst in build quality) robot dog ever !!! Make it so No.1....Wooh....I seemed to jumped into another series..!! And another time Zone..time to ..and some T...

I'm 55 now. I was extremely young when Lost In Space aired in the UK. (around 1974-77 I first saw). It was a patchy watch at best and I remember colour episodes far more than the 1st season. It was aired I believe in sequence on ch4 here on Sunday lunchtimes 1990/91. I caught quite a few but wasn't until 2010's I managed to get hold of all the episodes. Thankyou for the memories and absolutely keep up with the recent content. I have a real connection with these and likely we'd get on like a house in fire.

Great job. I always wanted one, too. And I remember watching it in the 60's. Thanks for all the information.

I would love to have a Lost in Space robot. But nobody seems to have come up with a neural network and an AI that can give it the same friendly cybernetic sentience we saw in the show. I don't want just an external replica. I want a fully functional robot companion, personality and all. Even though while I identified with Will Robinson as a kid, I've turned out more like Doctor Smith. You bubble-headed booby!

as a little kid I destroyed a lot of my Dad's stuff trying to invent and build things, cannon's, go karts, radio kits, submarine and covered wagons to name a few. I also caught a lot of things on fire and the local fire department made frequent calls to see if it was me that did it....

love your bot

So many great memories, loved Lost in Space. Really enjoy your channel 👍

That's an extraordinary journey in creating your own B9 robot. The detail is right up there with those people that build their own custom KITT car from Knight Rider. Thank you for sharing.

If you put white LEDs behind coloured glass you can emulate the incandescent coming on and off with PWM control.

With generative AI, its becoming possible to have B9 speak arbitrary answers to questions, in-character, with an authentic sounding voice.

You are my new best friend i never had. As children back in the 60s has fun and imagination and did a lot.. But you topped us in this arena So I am moving next door to you 😆 and be your new best friend. I really hope you 🙏 do more videos like this and others of a similar nature... some of us are getting pretty up in age but still able to do stuff...and you are a great inspiration to us Brother. You sre just as much a jem as the B9 Keep on keeping on Keep on Trucking Gods speed 😊

Man.. that is awesome. Very cool.

The robot was the best part of the whole show😊

Very well done Sir. BRAVO!