When it comes to the sci-fi genre, one undeniable gift that the 1960s gave to pop culture was, of course, the original Star ...

It was with a tinge of sadness and nostalgia that I read of the death of the creator of Robot from TV’s “Lost in Space.” As a kid, I was a huge fan of the somewhat hokey but for its time, very cool ...

Humanoid robots and the latest high-profile trend in the robotics industry. Although all sorts of other machines have been helping us perform daily tasks for decades now, bipedal metal creatures with ...

If you were among the countless young fans in the ’60s who dreamed of owning the robot from the classic TV show “Lost in Space,” you might experience a twinge of envy for Mike Joyce. Not only does ...

For three seasons, he and a family of five, a wily saboteur and a talking robot were marooned on a distant planet in the far-off future: 1997. By Anita Gates Mark Goddard, the actor best known for ...

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For kids of the ’60s, it was a thrilling weekly ride and for adults revisiting it later, it became a time capsule of an era when television dared to mix earnest family drama with outlandish spectacle.