In honor of the new Lost in Space movie (which will be released on April 3, 1998) we will be featuring several Lost in Space - related robots during the coming year. We are proud to begin by featuring a robot that was built from scratch by Douglas Vaters.

Douglas says:
"This is a hand-built replica of the Lost in Space Robot Model B9. The Robot is to 1:1 scale. It is 7 feet tall. The Robot was not a kit, although a kit can be bought from a guy in California that cost $15,000.00. That was too much for my budget and I felt better that I built it from scratch. The only parts that I could not build were the bubble, the claws and wrists, the collar section, and the neon for the chest light -- that's it. The rest was built from rubber, plastic, bondo, and wood. The name of the builders are Mr. Douglas P. Vaters and Mr. John Runion (helper through the whole project). The sizes and measurements came from Dewey Howard, an email friend in Michigan. The cost for me was about $3,000.00 to build the robot and I still have a way to go."
Douglas Vaters can be reached via email at: wbscifi@cityisp.net

Other views of include:
     large front view (original photo)
     large side view (original photo)
     front view
     photo of YM-3 and Robby models
     photo of Doug Vaters and B9, signed by Jonathan Harris
     another photo of Doug Vaters and B9

Related sites:
     The Lost in Space Galaxy (official site of the 1998 movie)
     Lost in Space: The Classic Series (official TV show site)
     Lost in Space: The Motion Picture (unofficial)
     Lost in Space Classic Toys
     Museum of Lost in Space Collectibles
     Robot Replicas: Dewey's Original
     World's Best Sci-Fi Collectables (Doug Vaters)

See also:
     Robot YM-3