Effectsmen Cliff Grant (left) and Andy Thatcher help Darro on with the metal and leather harness which attaches him to Robby. A wooden frame holds the robots’ body in place during the operation. Frankie Carpenter stands at the ready with special shoes to be worn by Darro, to fasten onto the bottom of the robot’s feet. At right in background lies Robby’s head dome, ready for installation.

Frederick S. Clarke and Steve Rubin. “Making Forbidden Planet.” Cinefantastique, vol. 8, no.s 2-3 (Spring 1979): pp. 4-67. [caption and photo on page 30].