Robot (Lost in Space)

**Robot** is a alien robot from Netiflix reboot of **Lost in Space**.

## History

After Will Robinson is separated from his father and wanders into the forest, he comes across Robot's ship and his lower half. Will climbs a tree to get away from the unknown creature (the lower half of Robot) and finds the upper half on the tree limb. Robot is initially hostile towards Will (with his face lights colored red), but soon seems to lose energy and is dying. A fire springs up all around Will and Robot and without hope, Will uses a string saw to cut the limb allowing the upper and lower halves of Robot to be reunited. Moments later a fully connected Robot climbs up the tree, takes Will into his arms and carries him to safety.

Once safely away, Robot and Will assess one another. Robot holds out his 3 fingered limb to Will and scans the boy. He then morphs into a Human hybrid, so as to not be as threatening toward Will. His face lights have also turned blue at this time indicating a more passive temperament.

Robot then appears at the top of the hill walking down to the sunken Jupiter 2 ship with the Robinson family frantically working on freeing Judy from the ice. John, initially assuming the Robot has hostile intent, holds a knife guarding his family. Will runs down exclaiming it is ok and the Robot will not hurt them. He then asks the Robot if he will help his trapped sister. The Robot holds his hands over the hole the family has dug and heats the surrounding ice (presumably with what were once hand lasers) Once fully melted he reaches in and pulls Judy out, freeing her from the ice. Once the family is huddled together, hugging Judy, Will asks for another favor. He asks if the Robot can do something to keep them from freezing. Again, the Robot holds out his hands and keeps the Robinson family warm all night long (mentioned earlier, the temperature will be at least -60).

The following morning, Robot goes to the frozen ice and heating its body descends to the Jupiter 2. Working together, pumps are put in place and water levels lower throughout the ship. The Robot works to dry the top levels of the family's ship. At one point, John walks to Robot and questions what it is. Later, John and Maureen head off to look for survivors of other Jupiter ships. John, not wanting to leave the Robot on the ship only with his daughters, invites Will to join him and his mother. When Maureen questions this, John says,"You don't get one without the other." Maureen indicates that she trusts the Robot because it saved her son and daughter and is helping with the ship. Behaviors which help build trust.

While exploring, John hears a strange sound on the radio that Will recognized from his time spent in the forest. It is a sound coming from Robot's downed ship. Maureen implores her son to have the Robot lead them back to the ship despite John's reservations. Once at the ship, Maureen and John enter. During this waiting period Will finds a baseball in his backpack (apparently placed there by his dad) and teaches the Robot to play catch. It goes well until the ball rolls under a piece of metal. Will struggling to get it is assisted by the Robot, who tries to move the metal arch. When he touches the metal, something happens. First, Robot's face turns to red lights and Will (also touching the metal) seems to establish a psychic link with it and sees through the Robots eyes, its attack on the Resolute. (This is probably the reason why Will can command Robot) At the same time, Maureen and John inside the ship are presented with a map of the stars and learn they are no longer in the Milky Way galaxy. When the Robot releases his touch of the metal, the map disappears and the psychic link is severed. Will afraid of what he saw runs away. Robot follows after him. Will struggles to reconcile the images he saw with his apparent friend and protector determining that Robot is no longer like that because he has no memory before the two met. Will asks Robot to lift it's left hand and then right hand. Then he asks him to turn around and walk forward (which would lead him off a cliff). Robot without hesitation complies, but Will stops him at the last moment, asking him to come back to him. As Robot does, he kneels in front of Will in a tender moment.

Robot and Will reunite with John and Maureen and tell them they were exploring the surrounding area. As the family begins the journey back, a hail storm of metal (or stone) begins. Robot lifts his arm above Will's head in an effort to keep him from getting hit. The family runs to a large rock that offers some cover. John and Maureen shield Will between them sharing a knowing glance, when Penny's radio signal finally reaches them. She tells them she cannot locate them due to the storm, but Maureen tells her to look for the light. The Robot has positioned himself above the family on the rock and emits a signal light from side to side. Once Penny arrives in the Chariot, the family scrambles in and the Robot walks to the back and climbs on.

June Harris is rescued as the family returns to their ship, after she has left Don West. Once the family and June arrive back safely, June recognizes Robot as the one who attacked the *Resolute*, but Will assures her that he is completely safe.